Sunset, West Virginia

Sunset, West Virginia
Ghost town
Sunset, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°12′00″N 79°56′39″W / 38.20000°N 79.94417°W / 38.20000; -79.94417Coordinates: 38°12′00″N 79°56′39″W / 38.20000°N 79.94417°W / 38.20000; -79.94417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Elevation 2,375 ft (724 m)
GNIS feature ID 1728170[1]

Sunset is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. Sunset was 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Minnehaha Springs. Sunset appeared on USGS maps as late as 1901.

The community lies west of Sunrise, Virginia, hence the name.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunset, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 613.


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