Grandview, West Virginia

Grandview is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Grandview
Grandview is located in West Virginia
Grandview
Grandview
Location within the state of West Virginia
Grandview is located in the United States
Grandview
Grandview
Grandview (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′30″N 81°4′7″W / 37.82500°N 81.06861°W / 37.82500; -81.06861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,484 ft (757 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1539572[1]

The community was so named on account of its elevated town site.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grandview, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 279.