Wiley Ford West Virginia Map

About Wiley Ford, West Virginia

Wiley Ford is a locality in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 906. The population density is 121.4 people per km². Wiley Ford is located at 39.6152°N, 78.7614°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26767.

Wiley Ford sits firmly where the earth breaks into a series of steep, wooded inclines that define the character of the eastern panhandle. It lies 2.7 miles south-southwest of Cumberland, MD (from Cumberland, MD: bearing 194°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Allegany. The North Branch Potomac River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its cool, dark waters providing a persistent auditory backdrop to the quietude of Koulip Hollow. In the early morning, the light catches the mist rising off the damp ground, illuminating the dense hardwoods that characterize the local terrain. The air here carries a crisp, mineral quality, and the proximity to Ridgedale Reservoir ensures that the surrounding earth remains lush and thick with vegetation, even as the distant Allegheny Mountains frame the horizon in a haze of soft, muted blue.

Wiley Ford retains an industrial persistence that reflects the persistent labor of its inhabitants, many of whom have long been connected to the regional logistics and rail lines that once powered the local economy. Beyond the daily transit of goods, the residents find a modest reprieve at the Ballfield, a space that serves as a quiet center for local gatherings and the simple mechanics of community life. While the influence of larger, more distant forests like Buchanan State Forest provides a wilder, untamed perimeter to the region, the internal life of the locality is defined by a grounded, workaday rhythm. There is a distinct sobriety to the architecture and the layout of the streets, an enduring reminder of a history built on the steady, unadorned exertion of generations who shaped the land to suit their needs.

About This Wiley Ford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wiley Ford, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.615175, -78.761355. 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 Wiley Ford includes the ZIP code (26767), telephone area code (304), county seat of Mineral County (Keyser), and school district assignment (Mineral County School District).

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.