Valley Grove, West Virginia

Valley Grove, West Virginia
Location of Valley Grove in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Location of Valley Grove in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 40°5′16″N 80°34′7″W / 40.08778°N 80.56861°W / 40.08778; -80.56861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Area
 • Total0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2)
 • Land0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total275
 • Density500.00/sq mi (193.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26060
Area code304
FIPS code54-82732[2]
GNIS feature ID1555869[3]
Websitelocal.wv.gov/ValleyGrove/Pages/default.aspx

Valley Grove is a village in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 275 at the 2020 census. The village was named from a nearby recreational area at a grove in a valley.[4][5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.
  5. ^ 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. 644.