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West Union West Virginia Map

Explore West Union, 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 West Union, West Virginia

How to Use This West Union, West Virginia Map

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

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

Latitude	39.296785
Longitude	-80.77602
Population	653
Density	700.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	24954, 26456
Area Code	304
County Seat	Marlinton
School District	Doddridge County School District

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About West Union, West Virginia

West Union is a locality in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 653. The population density is 700.3 people per km². West Union is located at 39.2968°N, 80.7760°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. West Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 24954, 26456.

West Union occupies a narrow, deep-set corridor where the landscape is defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Stony Creek against the steep, wooded flanks of the terrain. It lies 66.4 miles east-northeast of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 59°T), and is situated 33.8 miles north-northwest of Covington. The horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains, which stand as silent sentinels over a geography characterized by sharp, sudden elevation changes and dense hardwood stands. Sunlight here behaves with a peculiar, heavy quality, filtering through the thick canopy of the nearby Monongahela National Forest to pool in the low-lying shadows of the hollows before the evening cools the air into a damp, metallic clarity. Beyond the immediate ridges, the land opens into the gentle, unexpected expanse of Jericho Flat, providing a brief, level respite from the relentless verticality that governs the movement of water and wind alike.

West Union maintains a quiet, tempered endurance born from a history of extraction and the long, slow transition toward a modern rural economy. The labor of generations is etched into the very soil, where the influence of former industry lingers in the architecture of older structures and the sturdy, pragmatic character of the residents. While the bustle of the past has softened, the proximity to the Williams River Trail offers a different way for travelers to engage with the topography, moving through the quietude of the woods rather than fighting against them. Life in West Union proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic speed of the outside world, favoring instead the steady hum of a place that understands its own boundaries and the quiet, enduring beauty of its own isolated, rugged geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Union City Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 147° SE
Doddridge County Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 130° SE
Toll Gate Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 243° SW
Lewis Wetzel Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.9 mi, 022° N
Murphy Preserve (Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 260° W
North Bend State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 248° W
Watters Smith Memorial State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 113° SE
Jackson's Mill (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 129° SE
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 21.5 mi, 300° NW · 243k acres
Smith-Bush Farm (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 187° S
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.6 mi, 335° NW · 6,562 acres
Jane Lew (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 123° SE
Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (West Virginia Hospital for the Insane/Weston State Hospital) (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 137° SE
West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad Depot (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 137° SE
Kiedaisch Point (Viewpoint) — 27.7 mi, 350° N
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 30.1 mi, 278° W · 1,082 acres
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 074° E
Mini Farm Figurines (Public Artwork) — 35.6 mi, 264° W
Latham House - Historical Renovation (Historic Ruins) — 36.1 mi, 126° SE
Maniac Mountain (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 116° SE
Atrium Gallery (Gallery) — 36.8 mi, 283° W
Gallery 310 (Gallery) — 36.8 mi, 283° W
Friederich Theater (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 283° W
Battle of Bulltown Union Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 36.9 mi, 162° S
Battle of Bulltown Confederate Entrenchments (Registered Battlefield) — 37.0 mi, 162° S
The Stage Door (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 283° W
Peddler of Dreams Art Space for Children (Arts Centre) — 37.2 mi, 283° W
Rudolph Farms (Nature Reserve) — 37.4 mi, 287° W
Rufus Putnam House (Attraction) — 37.6 mi, 283° W
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 61.7 mi, 109° E · 21k acres

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