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Grafton West Virginia Map

Explore Grafton, 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 Grafton, West Virginia

How to Use This Grafton, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.340925
Longitude	-80.018966
Population	4,722
Density	496.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26354
Area Code	304
County Seat	Grafton
School District	Taylor County School District

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About Grafton, West Virginia

Grafton is a locality in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,722. The population density is 496.5 people per km². Grafton is located at 39.3409°N, 80.0190°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Grafton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26354.

Grafton anchors itself firmly against the steep, verdant banks where the Three Fork Creek carves a path through the stubborn earth. It lies 11.9 miles south-southeast of Fairmont, WV (from Fairmont, WV: bearing 146°T), and is situated 17.9 miles east-northeast of Clarksburg. The light here seems to hold a particular weight, filtering through the dense canopy of hardwood forests to soften the sharp edges of the terrain, while the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom fifty-eight miles away as a reminder of the vast, fractured landscape beyond the horizon. Only two miles distant, the waters of Tygart Lake mirror the shifting moods of the sky, providing a quiet, expansive stillness that contrasts with the rugged, inclining slopes of the nearby Siggens Hollow. The air carries the faint, metallic scent of damp stone and ancient leaf mold, a sensory signature of a region defined by its deep, earthen silence and the persistent, unyielding current of its waterways.

Grafton serves as a quiet witness to the layered industrial narratives of the nineteenth century, when the arrival of the railroad transformed the pace of life from a slow, agrarian crawl into the rhythmic clatter of commerce and coal. This legacy lingers in the weathered brick of the downtown corridor, though the economy has long since shifted away from the heavy, soot-stained labor of the past toward a more tempered existence. Visitors often find themselves drawn to the Mothers Day Shrine, a site that anchors the local identity in a profound, domestic history. Life in Grafton moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of a place that understands the value of permanence, where the residents maintain a sturdy, independent resolve that feels as enduring as the limestone foundations of their homes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mothers Day Shrine (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 115° SE
Walnut Street Playground (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 239° SW
Tygart Lake State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 188° S
Tygart Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 177° S
Pruntytown State Farm Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 272° W
Valley Falls State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 323° NW
Pleasant Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 184° S
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 10.6 mi, 302° NW
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 326° NW
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 326° NW
Robert H. Mollohan Research Center Tower (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 305° NW
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 186° S
The Battle of Philippi (Registered Battlefield) — 13.2 mi, 185° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 16.5 mi, 143° SE · 922k acres
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 010° N
Generation Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 088° E
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 003° N
Don Knotts (Public Artwork) — 20.3 mi, 010° N
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 203° SW
Watts Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 006° N
Farm House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 029° NE
Metal Shack (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 029° NE
Climbing (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 026° NE
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.0 mi, 026° NE
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 026° NE
Big Run Bog National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 27.3 mi, 124° SE · 716 acres
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.0 mi, 138° SE · 21k acres
Old Brick Playhouse (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 162° S
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.3 mi, 121° SE · 34k acres
Dolly Sods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 39.7 mi, 122° SE · 18k acres

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