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Wabash is a ghost town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

History

A post office called Wabash was established in 1904, and remained in operation until 1913. The community took its name from the Wabash Railroad.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wabash (historical)
2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
3. 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. 653.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Keyser
City	Keyser
Towns	Carpendale Elk Garden Piedmont Ridgeley
CDPs	Burlington Fort Ashby Wiley Ford
Other localities	Ackerman Antioch Barnum Beryl Blaine Chaffee Champwood Claysville Cross Dans Run Emoryville Forge Hill Fountain Gerstell Gleason Hampshire Harrison Hartmansville Headsville Keymont Knobmount Laurel Dale Markwood Nethkin New Creek Noswad Oakmont Patterson Creek Reeses Mill Ridgeville Rocket Center Russelldale Short Gap Skyline Sulphur City Wagoner
Ghost towns	Schell‡ Shaw Wabash
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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