Grandview, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°49′30″N 81°4′7″W / 37.82500°N 81.06861°W / 37.82500; -81.06861CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRaleighElevation
2,484 ft (757 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1539572[1]

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

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

References

  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.
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