Summersville West Virginia Map
Explore Summersville, 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 Summersville, West Virginia
How to Use This Summersville, West Virginia Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Summersville, 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 Summersville.
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 | Summersville |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Nicholas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.287027 |
| Longitude | -80.841491 |
| Population | 3,431 |
| Density | 295.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 26651 |
| Area Code | 304 |
| County Seat | Summersville |
| School District | Nicholas County School District |
About Summersville, West Virginia
Summersville is a locality in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,431. The population density is 295.2 people per km². Summersville is located at 38.2870°N, 80.8415°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Summersville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26651.Summersville occupies a high, verdant plateau where the air holds a crisp, persistent edge even in the height of summer. It lies 39.3 miles north-northeast of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 28°T), and is situated 17.8 miles west-northwest of Richwood. The Arbuckle Branch carves a quiet, persistent path through the local landscape, its waters feeding into the broader, deeper basin of Summersville Lake just a mile away. To the horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the view in a deep, hazy blue, while the immediate surroundings are defined by the dense, tangled greenery of Summersville Park. The light here shifts quickly, turning the deep greens of the hardwood canopy into a muted, charcoal gray as the sun dips behind the western ridges.
Summersville grew from the rugged necessities of the inland frontier, evolving from a crossroads of timber and coal interests into a place of quiet, independent industry. The local economy persists through a mix of service and trade, grounded in a history that remembers the labor of coal camps and the ingenuity required to build lives upon the limestone-rich earth. Residents often venture five miles out to walk the expanse of McClungs Meadows or spend weekends navigating the Way Back Trail, seeking the solitude found in the thick, humid woods. Summersville maintains a steady, deliberate pace, where the sound of wind moving through the canopy matters more than the rush of the highway, and the character of the people remains as enduring as the rock beneath the soil.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Summersville Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 214° SW
- Summersville Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 132° SE
- Summersville Lake (Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 132° SE
- Summersville Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 131° SE
- Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 011° N
- Almost Heaven Swing (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 192° S
- Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 210° SW
- Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 206° SW · 5,067 acres
- Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 222° SW
- Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 10.9 mi, 089° E · 922k acres
- Bloomfield (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 104° E
- Richwood Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 17.3 mi, 104° E
- Lumberjack Muffler Man Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 104° E
- New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 213° SW · 53k acres
- Piller (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 222° SW
- The Mystery Hole (Attraction) — 19.8 mi, 235° SW
- Babcock State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 197° S
- Fayetteville Arts Coalition (Arts Centre) — 21.5 mi, 222° SW
- Fayette Theater (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 221° SW
- Love Hope Arts (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 221° SW
- Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.0 mi, 083° E · 48k acres
- Vanbibbers Rock (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 245° SW
- Red Ash Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 206° SW
- Ace Adventure Resort (Theme Park) — 25.8 mi, 213° SW
- Coal Miner Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 219° SW
- Lively Amphitheater (Theatre) — 27.4 mi, 218° SW
- Hank’s Last Stop (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 216° SW
- Walter Scott's statue (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 211° SW
- CDB Theatre (Cinema) — 32.8 mi, 213° SW
- Spice Run Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.4 mi, 118° SE · 6,037 acres
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About This Summersville Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Summersville, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.287027, -80.841491. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Summersville includes the ZIP code (26651), telephone area code (304), county seat of Nicholas County (Summersville), and school district assignment (Nicholas County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
