Towns in the New River Gorge

During its Boom Days, the New River Gorge was home to many towns, Most of these no longer exist.

Below is a list of many of these towns in downstream order from the I-64 bridge at Sandstone.

In addition to these towns, other towns line the hollows and the Rim of the Gorge.

Richmond
Meadow Creek
Glade
Prince
Boyer
Thayer
Alaska
Ephraim------above the river
Clairmont

Thurmond Bridge photo by Okey L. King

Thurmond
Brooklyn
Erskine
Rimrock
Rush Run
Red Ash
Beury
Fire Creek
Pembrook
Einlow
East Sewell
Sewell
Mincar
South Caperton
Caperton
Elverton
Keeneys Creek
South Nuttall
Nuttalburg
Kaymoor----Upper Kaymoor was on the rim.
Fayette
South Fayette
Newlyn
Carver
Michigan
Ames
Whitney
Sunnyside
MacDugal