Glen White West Virginia Map
Glen White, West Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Glen White, Raleigh County.
Interactive Map of Glen White, West Virginia
| City | Glen White |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Raleigh |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.730392 |
| Longitude | -81.279824 |
| Population | 193 |
| Density | 152.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Glen White, West Virginia
Glen White is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 193. The population density is 152.5 people per km². Glen White is located at 37.7304°N, 81.2798°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25849.
Glen White sprawls across the hollows and ridges of Raleigh County, a place where steep slopes are cloaked in the deep, verdant hues of Appalachian forest. It lies 46.9 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 156°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-south-west of Beckley. The landscape here is a study in verticality; houses cling to hillsides like tenacious moss, their porches offering sweeping, if sometimes dizzying, views of the surrounding terrain. Creek beds, often swollen with recent rains, carve serpentine paths through the valleys, their rocky beds whispering a constant, low murmur. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy fragrance, a subtle perfume of pine needles and decaying leaves that speaks to the persistent moisture of this high country. Sunlight, when it breaks through the dense canopy, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the quiet air and lending a fleeting, almost sacred, glow to the shadowed undergrowth. This corner of West Virginia carries the indelible mark of coal. For generations, the rhythm of life in Glen White was dictated by the mining of the black seams that lie beneath the folded mountains. The echoes of that era persist in the weathered faces of former miners, in the stoic resilience of a community that has weathered economic shifts, and in the very layout of the place, where company towns once stood sentinel. While the boom times may have receded, a hardy spirit endures, fueled by a deep connection to the land and a pride in its heritage. The local economy, now more diversified, still feels the gravitational pull of its industrial past, but there's also a quiet turning towards other possibilities, a gentle unfolding of new chapters against the backdrop of ancient, enduring hills.
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About This Glen White Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Glen White, West Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Glen White and Raleigh County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Glen White is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Glen White is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
