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Granville West Virginia Map

Explore Granville, 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 Granville, West Virginia

How to Use This Granville, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.648779
Longitude	-79.999178
Population	1,355
Density	403.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26534
Area Code	304
County Seat	Morgantown
School District	Monongalia School District

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About Granville, West Virginia

Granville is a locality in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,355. The population density is 403.4 people per km². Granville is located at 39.6488°N, 79.9992°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Granville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26534.

Granville occupies a narrow, industrious shelf of land dictated by the persistent southward migration of the Monongahela River. It lies 2.0 miles northwest of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 304°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-southwest of Cheat Lake. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp limestone and the faint, metallic tang of an industrial history that refuses to fully dissipate into the canopy of the surrounding hardwood timber. Beyond the immediate riverbanks, the terrain tilts upward into the uneven, shadowed folds of the landscape, where the Core Arboretum preserves a quiet sanctuary of native trees and ferns. Sunlight at dusk catches the river’s surface in thin, brassy ribbons, highlighting the contrast between the low, river-level development and the steep, wooded rises that define the horizon.

Granville emerged from the labor of coal and glass, its economy once tethered to the rhythmic output of kilns and the extraction of mineral wealth from the stubborn, dark earth. While the heavy industrial pulse of previous generations has softened, the character of the place remains marked by the endurance of those who built their lives along the Monongahela River. The proximity of the Core Arboretum offers a deliberate, green pause in a region otherwise defined by the practicalities of transit and commerce. Life in Granville moves with a functional, unadorned cadence, reflecting a legacy of hard-earned independence that persists even as the surrounding landscape remains dominated by the silent, towering presence of the Appalachian Mountains visible far to the east.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Core Arboretum (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 097° E
Granville Field (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 126° SE
Westover Baseball Fields (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 125° SE
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 030° NE
Krepps Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 060° NE
Watts Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 096° E
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 180° S
From The Mountain (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 084° E
Monongalia County War Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 134° SE
Falling Run Greenspace (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 107° E
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 146° SE
Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 226° SW
Pedlar Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 278° W
State Game Land 223 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 358° N
Border Heroine (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 305° NW
Coopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??) (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 085° E
Coopers Rock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 079° E
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.7 mi, 098° E
Climbing and Rappelling (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 098° E
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 096° E
Sophia's Grave (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 023° NE
Asbury Church (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 329° NW
Farm House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 105° E
Pricketts Fort State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 207° SW
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 14.7 mi, 069° E
Greene County Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 338° N
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 18.6 mi, 213° SW
Paul R Stewart Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 330° NW
W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 360° N
Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 058° NE

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