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There are many ghost towns in West Virginia, [1] ... West Virginia, in Mercer County; ... Thurmond, in Fayette County [6] [3] [4]
Thurmond is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River.The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Thurmond, West Virginia. Population: 4 . Once a booming railroad town, the town of Thurmond is now nearly abandoned, save for some four residents. ... Bonanza is now almost a ghost town with just ...
A Shrinking Town. Thurmond, West Virginia ... Thurmond has been a creepy ghost town since around 1950. These days, the Thurmond Triathlon uses the town's hiking trails for the annual event.
The coal towns, or "coal camps" of Fayette County, West Virginia were situated to exploit the area's rich coal seams. Many of these towns were located in deep ravines that afforded direct access to the coal through the hillsides, allowing mined coal to be dropped or conveyed downhill to railway lines at the valley floor. [1]
Pages in category "Ghost towns in West Virginia" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. ... Thurmond, West Virginia; Tina, West Virginia; V ...
Fourth is Thurmond, West Virginia, which is only a stop away from Montogmery, serving only 466 passengers last year. ... While the town is much larger than the other stops on the list and close to ...
Thats right, a Ghost TownCoal town guy 19:37, 28 June 2018 (UTC) I don't see Thurmond as a ghost town. To me, a ghost town has been completely abandoned or may not even exist in any physical form anymore. That's basically what Wikipedia's ghost town article defines it as as well. Thurmond is minimally populated, but it does have privately owned ...