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Flatwoods West Virginia Map

Explore Flatwoods, 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 Flatwoods, West Virginia

How to Use This Flatwoods, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	38.716997
Longitude	-80.652501
Population	264
Density	155.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	26164, 26621
Area Code	304
County Seat	Sutton
School District	Braxton County School District

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About Flatwoods, West Virginia

Flatwoods is a locality in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 155.6 people per km². Flatwoods is located at 38.7170°N, 80.6525°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Flatwoods is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26164, 26621.

Flatwoods emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the Right Fork Saltlick Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone and silt. It lies 41.9 miles south-southwest of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 203°T), and is situated 29.2 miles southwest of Buckhannon. The terrain here rises in stubborn, layered swells, a prelude to the distant Appalachian Mountains that silhouette the horizon in hazy shades of violet and charcoal. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from the creek bed at dawn, creating a pale, shifting veil that clings to the trees until the heat of the morning burns it away. Beyond the immediate banks, the land opens into quiet stretches of hardwood forest where the air remains cool and heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, even when the summer sun beats hard against the exposed ridges.

Flatwoods serves as a quiet nexus where the echoes of extractive industry linger in the architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of the daily commute. The presence of Holly-Gray Park offers a reprieve from the encroachment of modern transit, providing a green space where the local rhythm is measured by the changing leaves rather than the clock. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of Sutton Lake to find a stillness that contrasts with the persistent labor of a region defined by its rugged, inland geography. Life here is shaped by the memory of coal-camp resilience, a history that colors the way the people hold their independence, favoring the endurance of the land over the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Holly-Gray Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 182° S
Elk River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 179° S
Sutton Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 179° S
Sutton Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 170° S
Bee Run Recreation Area (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 204° SW
Sutton Pool (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 222° SW
Burnsville Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 021° N
Falls Mill Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.6 mi, 053° NE
Battle of Bulltown Confederate Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 6.7 mi, 044° NE
Battle of Bulltown Union Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 6.9 mi, 044° NE
Gilmer County (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 346° N
Holly River State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 104° E
Cedar Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 319° NW
Old Stone Trough (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 313° NW
Fidler's Mill - Historic Gristmill & Building (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 071° E
Presidents Wall (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 327° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 21.9 mi, 157° SE · 922k acres
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 024° NE
Helvetia Village Historic District (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 092° E
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.6 mi, 157° SE · 48k acres
Buckhannon Mural (Public Artwork) — 29.6 mi, 050° NE
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 050° NE
Noah Haddon's Indian Fort (Historic Ruins) — 34.5 mi, 099° E
Almost Heaven Swing (Attraction) — 34.5 mi, 198° S
Summersville Lake State Park (Nature Reserve) — 34.5 mi, 198° S
Richwood Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 34.6 mi, 169° S
Bloomfield (Gallery) — 34.6 mi, 169° S
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 047° NE
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 36.6 mi, 200° S · 5,067 acres
Summersville Lake Lighthouse (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 198° S

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