Galloway West Virginia Map

About Galloway, West Virginia

Galloway is a locality in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 127. The population density is 78.2 people per km². Galloway is located at 39.2318°N, 80.1220°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 26347, 26349.

Galloway marks the convergence of steep, timbered slopes and the persistent, low-slung currents of Simpson Creek. It lies 12.4 miles east-southeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 106°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east-southeast of Bridgeport. The earth here holds a heavy, dark dampness, where the morning light struggles to reach the forest floor through a thicket of Appalachian hardwoods that climb toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land pulls upward into complex inclines, occasionally breaking into the quiet, shadowed depression of Stout Hollow. Air in Galloway feels weighted by the scent of wet shale and decaying leaves, a stillness that renders the movement of a hawk or the rustle of undergrowth strangely sharp against the silence.

Galloway persists as a quiet relic of the coal-camp era, its foundations rooted in the extraction of minerals that once defined the regional economy and drew labor from across the world to these narrow corridors. While the heavy industry has receded, the physical remnants of that labor remain etched into the geography, visible in the weathered foundations and the slow reclamation of the terrain by dense, persistent vegetation. Residents look toward Tygart Lake for recreation, finding a measure of reprieve in the expanse of water that sits only a few miles from the main thoroughfare. Everyday life in Galloway proceeds with a guarded, deliberate pace, acknowledging the long-standing memory of hard work while the seasons turn over a land that has grown patient in its solitude.

About This Galloway Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Galloway, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.231761, -80.122028. 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 Galloway includes the ZIP code (26347, 26349), telephone area code (304), county seat of Barbour County (Philippi), and school district assignment (Barbour County School District).

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.