15 Abandoned Places in West Virginia That’ll Give You Goosebumps

Nothing excites us more than peeking into the past by looking at old, forgotten places, and as luck would have it, there are plenty of abandoned places in WV. Personally, we would love to explore each and every one of these spooky abandoned places in West Virginia! Check them out... if you dare:

1. An old Cairo High School has started to decay.

This rotting building is located in Cairo, West Virginia. The high school was closed around the 1980s.

Check out the abandoned West Virginia Cairo High School in this video from Abandoned PKB:

2. Pictured here is an abandoned factory in Cass, West Virginia.

Cass, West Virginia is an adorable town to visit, but this factory is just eerie.

3. Looking through an old, abandoned church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

The ruins of St. John's Episcopal Church look rather welcoming in the bright sunlight, but when the moon comes out and bats return to the long-gone belfry it takes on a whole new level of spookiness. However, this is one small town in West Virginia that's ALSO a delight to visit, despite the spooky bits.

4. The old Coalwood High School is looking like the setting of a horror movie these days!

This abandoned high school is located in Coalwood, West Virginia, home of the Rocket Boys.

5. These forgotten tracks are somewhere in Nuttallburg, West Virginia, which is just upriver from the New River Gorge Bridge.

Nuttallburg was the site of a coal camp, and it's now a place where an infamously abandoned mine in West Virginia rests.

6. The eroding Fostoria Glass, located in Moundsville, WV.

You'll want to explore the vibrant history of Moundsville while you're at it.

7. This abandoned house is somewhere in Friendly, West Virginia.

Friendly has a cute name, but there's another friendliest town in West Virginia you should also look into.

8. The Pocahontas Coal Company buildings are also located in Jenkinjones, West Virginia.

To this day you can check out old photos of West Virginia mining history, including the Coal Company.

Explore more of the former Pocahontas Coal Company buildings in this video from WebsterHighlanders:

9. This home, located in Friendly, West Virginia, belonged to Dr. J. O'Neill Eddy.

This house was built in the 1880s. If you're a fan of ghost towns in West Virginia, you'll want to check out some of our favorite spooky ghost town hikes!

10. This forgotten building is located in Jenkinjones, West Virginia.

This is one of those abandoned places in West Virginia that just HAS to be haunted.

11. A room in the Fort Henry Club, which is located in Wheeling, West Virginia.

We hope that they haven't discontinued that carpet, we love it! (Just kidding!)

12. The ghost town of Thurmond, West Virginia.

This was a coal town at one point in time. Now it's one of our favorite West Virginia ghost towns.

13. A vacant room with creepy peeling paint in the Fort Henry Club, located in Wheeling, West Virginia.

14. This Waverly, West Virginia farmhouse was probably very beautiful in its time.

The house has been rotting for quite some time. The staircase inside of it has collapsed. It's one of many historic places in West Virginia quietly being lost to time.

15. This creepy, forgotten tunnel is located in Wheeling, West Virginia.

It doubles as one of the most haunted places in West Virginia, so visit if you dare!

Take a tour of the abandoned WV Chapline Tunnel in Wheeling in this video from TravelWithAustin:

These are just fifteen of the MANY forgotten and abandoned places in West Virginia! We would absolutely love to go through and explore these old places, wouldn't you?!

Do you have any pictures of abandoned places in WV? Send them to us or add them in a comment - we love hearing from you!

If you'd enjoy taking an up-close look at some of these long-forgotten sites, take this haunted road trip in West Virginia. Gas up the RV (or rent one from RVShare) and hit the road.