Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Tucker County, West Virginia

Stringtown

Ghost town in West Virginia, United States.

Record

About Stringtown

Stringtown is a ghost town in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Stringtown was located at what is now the junction of West Virginia Route 32 and West Virginia Route 72, 9.7 miles (15.6 km) south of Davis.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Stringtown, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Stringtown is

USGS topographic map around Stringtown
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

10 historic USGS maps cover Stringtown

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

  • Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
  • Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
  • Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Stringtown

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Stringtown, Tucker County, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q7624049.
  3. USGS GNIS 1689416.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).