Littleton West Virginia Map
Littleton, 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 Littleton, Wetzel County.
Interactive Map of Littleton, West Virginia
| City | Littleton |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Wetzel |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.697861 |
| Longitude | -80.517025 |
| Population | 89 |
| Density | 56.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Littleton, West Virginia
Littleton is a locality in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 89. The population density is 56.5 people per km². Littleton is located at 39.6979°N, 80.5170°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26581.
Littleton rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the land folds and unfolds like ancient, forgotten cloth. It lies 27.5 miles south-south-east of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-east of Cameron. The Ohio River's broad, muddy sweep is a distant hum, but smaller creeks, like Brush Run, thread through the terrain, carving shallow valleys and feeding pockets of dense woodland. Here, the trees, mostly oak and maple, stand in hushed congregations, their leaves a vibrant, shifting palette of greens in summer, exploding into fiery hues come autumn. Fields of corn and hay stretch across the gentler slopes, their neat rows a testament to the persistent cultivation of this place. The air itself carries a clean, damp scent, especially after a rain, a smell of earth and growing things that clings to the skin. The history of Littleton is etched into the very contours of the land, a story tied to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface. Though the deep mines are largely a memory now, the echoes of that era remain in the stoic faces of the older residents and the quiet determination that still characterizes the local economy. Farming, though less dominant than in years past, continues to be a bedrock, with families tending their plots and raising livestock. The general store, a hub of local commerce, still serves as a gathering place, its shelves stocked with necessities and its counter a stage for daily conversations. Littleton isn't a place that shouts its history, but rather whispers it in the way the wind sighs through the pines and the steady, unhurried rhythm of life unfolds.
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About This Littleton Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Littleton, 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 Littleton and Wetzel County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Littleton 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 Littleton 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. |
