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Grandview, Raleigh County, West Virginia

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Not to be confused with Grandview Heights, Huntington, West Virginia.

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Grandview
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°49′30″N 81°4′7″W / 37.82500°N 81.06861°W / 37.82500; -81.06861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation2,484 ft (757 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1539572

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

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

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grandview, Raleigh County, 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.
Municipalities and communities of Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Beckley
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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