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Brenton West Virginia Map

Explore Brenton, 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 Brenton, West Virginia

How to Use This Brenton, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brenton, 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 Brenton.

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	Brenton
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Wyoming County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	37.595945
Longitude	-81.635942
Population	194
Density	119.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	24818
Area Code	304
County Seat	Pineville
School District	Wyoming County School District

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About Brenton, West Virginia

Brenton is a locality in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 194. The population density is 119.1 people per km². Brenton is located at 37.5959°N, 81.6359°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24818.

Brenton occupies a rugged corridor where the earth rises in sharp, forested inclines, defined primarily by the persistent, dark currents of the Guyandotte River that carve through the narrow floor. It lies 27.5 miles west-southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 243°T), and is situated 11.6 miles north-northwest of Welch. High above the water, the terrain shifts into the broken, irregular topography of Chestnut Flats, where the light at dusk often catches the serrated edges of the timber, turning the canopy into a bruised, shifting violet. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, carrying the scent of damp shale and cooling earth, a sensory weight that feels as permanent as the geology itself. Within the immediate vicinity, the R.D. Bailey Recreation Area provides a vast, quiet expanse where the landscape is left to its own devices, allowing the dense woodland to reclaim the steep slopes that dominate the horizon.

Coal once dictated the pulse of Brenton, drawing men into the deep seams of the earth and leaving behind a legacy of iron-willed industry that still lingers in the quiet, weathered facades of the local dwellings. While the extraction of resources has waned, the economy remains rooted in the land, shifting toward a slower, more deliberate pace that favors the resilience of those who remain. The influence of the broader region is felt in the distance, where the Appalachian Mountains trace a faint, jagged line against the sky, serving as a reminder of the vast, untamed territory that surrounds these narrow hollows. Life in Brenton follows the rhythm of the changing seasons, marked by the way the river swells with the spring rains and the way the shadows lengthen early across the valley, grounding the inhabitants in a cycle that feels entirely indifferent to the frantic speed of the world beyond the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

R.D. Bailey Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 298° NW
R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 267° W
Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 246° SW
Pineville Park (Local Recreation) — 5.5 mi, 100° E
John Cooke Marker (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 005° N
Wyoming County Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 001° N
R. D. Bailey Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 271° W
Twin Falls Resort State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 079° E
Cape Coalwood (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 190° S
Space Shuttle Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 186° S
Tridelphia Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 309° NW
Pinnacle Rock Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.8 mi, 135° SE
Youth Museum of Southwestern West Virginia (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 061° NE
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 061° NE
Chief Logan State Park (State Park) — 28.5 mi, 316° NW
Hatfield McCoy Feud Site Tours (Attraction) — 29.1 mi, 274° W
Beckley Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 065° NE
Ship Rock (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 065° NE
Bluefield Love Sign (Public Artwork) — 31.0 mi, 140° SE
CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 052° NE
Climbing Tree Theather (Cinema) — 32.7 mi, 167° S
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 33.0 mi, 059° NE · 53k acres
Historic Crab Orchard Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 174° S
Jefferson National Forest (National Forest) — 35.0 mi, 150° SE · 733k acres
Theatre West Virginia (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 062° NE
AT&T Summit Stadium (Theatre) — 35.5 mi, 051° NE
Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 047° NE
Beartown Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.4 mi, 159° S · 5,613 acres
Hunting Camp Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.3 mi, 148° SE · 8,471 acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 39.2 mi, 161° S · 110k acres

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