Abandoned Record
About Yantus
Yantus is an extinct town in Logan County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Yantus, 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 Yantus is
Historic maps
10 historic USGS maps cover Yantus
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.
- 1887 Warfield sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1891 Warfield sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1910 Holden sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1912 Holden sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1926 Holden sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1928 Holden sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Jenkins sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Jenkins sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Chapmanville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Williamson sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
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 Yantus
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our West Virginia index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Yantus, West Virginia": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q24885525.
- USGS GNIS 1742645.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).