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Parsons West Virginia Map

Explore Parsons, 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 Parsons, West Virginia

How to Use This Parsons, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.096495
Longitude	-79.680896
Population	1,327
Density	456.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26287
Area Code	304
County Seat	Parsons
School District	Tucker County School District

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About Parsons, West Virginia

Parsons is a locality in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,327. The population density is 456.6 people per km². Parsons is located at 39.0965°N, 79.6809°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Parsons is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26287.

Parsons emerges from the deep, verdant intersection of the landscape where the Shavers Fork carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 36.5 miles southeast of Fairmont, WV (from Fairmont, WV: bearing 137°T), and is situated 14.8 miles northeast of Elkins. The air here carries a distinct, cool weight, heavy with the scent of damp loam and the shadowed stillness of Smoky Hollow. Sunlight rarely touches the forest floor for long, filtered instead through the dense canopy of Appalachian hardwoods that climb the inclines toward the distant Allegheny Mountains. Within the local geography, Mill Race Park serves as a quiet anchor, a place where the land flattens momentarily to accommodate the slow, intentional pace of the day.

Parsons maintains a character shaped by the steady, rugged demands of its history, where the labor of timber and rail once defined the rhythm of every household. While the economy has shifted away from the intensive industry of the past, the town retains a quiet, resilient independence, evidenced by the hikers who occasionally emerge from the Shingle Tree Run Trail with dust on their boots. Those seeking the stillness of water might travel to Teter Creek Lake, yet the true pulse of the area remains tied to the currents of the Shavers Fork. Life in Parsons moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, a persistent, unadorned existence that values the endurance of the ridge-top over the fleeting distractions of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mill Race Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 065° NE
River City Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 184° S
Corricks Ford Battlefield Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 177° S
Good Vibes Skate Haven (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 187° S
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 240° SW · 922k acres
Blackwater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 240° SW
Northeastern Forest Experimental Station Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 1.0 mi, 164° S
Fernow Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 1.3 mi, 173° S
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.3 mi, 154° SE · 21k acres
Big Run Bog National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 4.4 mi, 080° E · 716 acres
Table Rock (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 119° SE
Shavers Mountain National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 8.0 mi, 155° SE · 258 acres
Historic Coke Ovens (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 074° E
Cottrill's Opera House (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 069° E
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.2 mi, 096° E · 34k acres
H.G. Davis "Iron Horse" Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.7 mi, 218° SW
Old Brick Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 218° SW
West Virginia Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 217° SW
Wilson Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 212° SW
Generation Museum (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 002° N
The Battle of Philippi (Registered Battlefield) — 19.7 mi, 281° W
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 282° W
Highest Point on the Maryland State Roads System (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 045° NE
Randolph County Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 211° SW
Old Hart House (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 220° SW
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 265° W
Seneca Caverns (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 146° SE
Fort Mulligan (Registered Battlefield) — 29.8 mi, 103° E
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 30.3 mi, 256° W
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 35.2 mi, 310° NW

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