Adrian West Virginia Map
Explore Adrian, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Adrian, West Virginia
How to Use This Adrian, West Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Adrian, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Adrian.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Adrian |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Upshur County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.905378 |
| Longitude | -80.275638 |
| Population | 183 |
| Density | 84.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 26201, 26210 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| County Seat | Buckhannon |
| School District | Upshur County School District |
About Adrian, West Virginia
Adrian is a locality in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 84.4 people per km². Adrian is located at 38.9054°N, 80.2756°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 26201, 26210.Adrian emerges from the landscape as a quiet cluster of dwellings defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of New Found Run. It lies 26.2 miles south of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 172°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-southwest of Buckhannon. The earth here leans into the gravity of deep hollows and the sharp, sudden inclines that characterize the terrain, with the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains marking the far horizon. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of hardwoods, casting long, fractured shadows across the forest floor where Grub Hollow funnels the damp, cool air of the evening. A stillness hangs over the area, heavy with the scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, while the water of the run carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone and shale, grounding the settlement in the physical reality of the region.
Adrian maintains a quiet endurance, shaped by the legacy of coal extraction that once fueled the industry of the surrounding hills. While the fervor of the mines has long since faded into memory, the land remains marked by the industrious spirit of those who built their lives around the seams of the earth. Residents often look toward the nearby Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area for a connection to the wilder, unmanaged reaches of the woods, or find respite along the quiet banks of Stonecoal Reservoir. The pace of life is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the slow, deliberate work of maintaining a life in the high country, where the history of the labor movement echoes in the independence of the people.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Stonecoal Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 318° NW
- Upshur County Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 031° NE
- Civil War Marker (Registered Battlefield) — 5.6 mi, 217° SW
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 217° SW
- Stonewall Jackson Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 280° W
- Stonewall Jackson Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 281° W
- Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 023° NE
- Upshur War Monument (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 021° N
- Buckhannon Mural (Public Artwork) — 6.6 mi, 021° N
- Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 208° SW
- Stonewall Resort State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 284° W
- Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 028° NE
- The National Exchange Bank Of Weston (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 311° NW
- Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 312° NW
- Helvetia Village Historic District (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 164° S
- Holly River State Park (State Park) — 14.6 mi, 196° S
- Jackson's Mill (State Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 324° NW
- Battle of Bulltown Union Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 17.4 mi, 243° SW
- Falls Mill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 239° SW
- Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 036° NE
- Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 21.8 mi, 128° SE · 922k acres
- Randolph County Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 102° E
- West Virginia Railroad Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 087° E
- Old Brick Playhouse (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 086° E
- Noah Haddon's Indian Fort (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 144° SE
- Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.9 mi, 085° E · 21k acres
- Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 36.0 mi, 007° N
- Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.8 mi, 181° S · 48k acres
- Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.0 mi, 111° E · 100k acres
- George Washington National Forest (National Forest) — 40.3 mi, 125° SE · 1.1M acres
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About This Adrian Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Adrian, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.905378, -80.275638. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Adrian includes the ZIP code (26201, 26210), telephone area code (304), county seat of Upshur County (Buckhannon), and school district assignment (Upshur County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
