Monroe County, West Virginia places and people

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Monroe County West Virginia - Government Site

Population: 13,496
Area: 473 square miles
County seat: Union
Area code(s) in use: 304
Time zone: EST
High school graduate or higher: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Median household income: $39,877
Persons in poverty: 13.3%
Home ownership rate: 82.5%
Mean travel time to work: 34.5 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Alleghany (VA) Craig (VA) Giles (VA) Greenbrier Mercer Summers

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Map of the Monroe County area

Our detail map of Monroe County shows the Monroe County, West Virginia boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Monroe County, West Virginia

Airports show all on map

Peterstown Airport, Willow Bend Airport

Bridges show all on map

Alderson Bridge, Gap Mills Ruritan Memorial Bridge, Indian Creek Covered Bridge, Laurel Creek Covered Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Alderson Police Department, Alderson Volunteer Fire Department Station 10, Andrew S Rowan Memorial Home, Ballard Volunteer Fire Department, Federal Fire Department, Lindside Volunteer Fire Department, Monroe County Courthouse, Monroe County Public Library, Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Peterstown Police Department, Peterstown Public Library, Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department, Sweet Springs Valley Volunteer Rescue Squad, Union Community Volunteer Fire Department Gap Mills Station, Union Community Volunteer Fire Department Union Station, Union Rescue - Monroe County Transport Station 2, Union Rescue - Monroe County Transport Station 4, West Virginia State Police Troop 6 Union Detachment

Cemeteries show all on map

Ballard Cemetery, Ballard-Harvey Cemetery, Bostic Cemetery, Bradley Cemetery, Broyles Cemetery, Catholic Cemetery, Chambers Cemetery, Dowdy Cemetery, Dropping Lick Cemetery, Dunn Cemetery, Fortner Cemetery, Gap Mills Cemetery, Green Hill Cemetery, Karnes Cemetery, Lebanon Cemetery, Lively Cemetery, Mount Carman Cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery, New Hope Church Cemetery, New Zion Cemetery, Oak Grove Cemetery, Old Rehobeth Cemetery, Rowan Memorial Home Cemetery, Swope Cemetery, Wayside Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Ballard Church, Bethlehem Church, Bozoo Christian Church, Brick Church, Broad Run Baptist Church, Browns Chapel, Bruffeys Memorial United Methodist Church, Burdette Springs Tabernacle, Calvary Church, Carmel Presbyterian Church, Cashmere Methodist Church, Central Church (historical), Cokesbury Church, Coulter Chapel, Crimson Spring Church, Dropping Lick Church, Dry Pond Church, Dry Pond Church, Fairview Church, First Missionary Baptist Church, Flat Mountain Church, Flatwoods Church (historical), Flints Baptist Chapel, Forest Run Church, Fortner Church, Gap Mills United Methodist Church, German Baptist Church, Green Valley Church, Hans Creek Church, Highland Park Church, Hillsdale Church, Hylton Church, Indian Creek Church, Lighthouse Church of God, Lindside Church, Marvin Chapel, Mount Alexander United Methodist Church, Mount Carman Church, Mount Hedding Methodist Church, Mount Hermon Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Pleasant Church, New Hope Church, New Zion Union Church, Oak Grove Baptist Church, Old Lebanon Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church (historical), Peterstown Church of God, Pickaway Methodist Church, Pine Grove Church, Pine Grove Church, Potts Creek Baptist Church, Red Sulphur Springs Methodist Church, Rehobeth Church, Rock Camp American Baptist Church, Saint Johns Church, Second Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church, Shiloh Church, Shues Bluff Church, Sinks Grove Baptist Church, Springfield Church, Spruce Run Church, Sweet Springs Church, Trinity Church, Upton Church (historical), Valley Church, Wayside Church, Wikel Baptist Church, Wylie Chapel, Zion Chapel, Zion Church

Dams show all on map

Moncove Lake Dam

Flats show all on map

Chestnut Flats, Johnson Flats

Forests show all on map

Jefferson National Forest

Gaps show all on map

Dickinson Gap, Hickory Flat, McGlones Notch, Narrows of Hans Creek, Symms Gap

Lakes show all on map

Locales show all on map

Fountain Springs Golf Course, Hanging Rock Lookout Tower, Orchard, Ray Siding, Red Mill (historical), Red Sulphur Springs, Rudells Mill (historical), Van Staverns Mill (historical), Wolf Creek Station

Military show all on map

Cooks Fort (historical), Jarrets Fort (historical), Woods Fort (historical)

Parks show all on map

Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area, Government Floyd Monument, Lynnside Historic District, Moncove Lake Wildlife Management Area, Potts Creek Wildlife Management Area, Salt Sulphur Springs Historic District, Union Historic District

Populated Places show all on map

Assurance, Ballard, Ballengee, Bozoo, Cashmere, Centennial, Cloverdale, Creamery, Crimson Springs, Dorr, Elmhurst, Gap Mills, Gates, Glace, Greenville, Hillsdale, Hollywood, Indian Creek (historical), Johnson Crossroads, Keenan, Knobs, Laurel Branch, Lillydale, Lindside, McGlone, Monitor, Nickells Mill, Patton, Pedro, Peterstown, Pickaway, Raines Corner, Rock Camp, Roxalia, Salt Sulphur Springs, Sarton, Secondcreek, Sinks Grove, Sweet Springs, Union, Waiteville, Wayside, Wikel, Willow Bend, Wolfcreek, Zenith

Post Offices show all on map

Ballard Post Office, Bozoo Post Office, Gap Mills Post Office, Glace Post Office, Greenville Post Office, Lindside Post Office, Pickaway Post Office (historical), Sarton Post Office, Sinks Grove Post Office, Sweet Springs Post Office, Waiteville Post Office, Wayside Post Office, Willow Bend Post Office, Wolfcreek Post Office

Ranges show all on map

Reservoirs show all on map

Moncove Lake, Moncove Lake

Ridges show all on map

Chimney Ridge, Daniels Ridge, Eads Ridge, Ellison Ridge, Gap Mountain, Grindstone Ridge, Little Mountain, Little Mountain, Middle Mountain, Peters Mountain, Schoolhouse Ridge, Swoopes Knobs

Schools show all on map

Allegheny School (historical), Amana Christian Day School, Ash Hill School (historical), Baker School (historical), Ballard Christian School, Beech Bend School (historical), Big Cove School (historical), Blue Lick School (historical), Browns School (historical), Buckeye School (historical), Centennial School (historical), Chestnut Grove School (historical), Chestnut Hill School (historical), Cloverdale School (historical), Collins School (historical), Cooks Run School (historical), Coulter Chapel School (historical), Cove Creek School (historical), Crescent School (historical), Dropping Lick School (historical), Dry Creek School (historical), Dry Pond School (historical), Ewing School (historical), Fairview School (historical), Fairview School (historical), Forest Run School (historical), Gap Mills Elem/Jr High School (historical), Glace School (historical), Glendale School (historical), Glenwood School (historical), Green Valley School (historical), Greenville Elementary School (historical), Hans Creek School (historical), Highland Green School (historical), Hilton School (historical), Hull School (historical), Hunter Springs School (historical), Indian Creek School (historical), Indian Draft School (historical), James Monroe High School, Jarrett School (historical), Lady Hall School (historical), Lively School (historical), Mann School (historical), Marvin Grove School (historical), Milton Hall School (historical), Monroe County Technical Center, Mount Abraham School (historical), Mount Hope School (historical), Mount Hope School (historical), Mount Pleasant School (historical), Mountain View Elementary and Middle School, New Hope School (historical), Oak Grove School (historical), Oak Hill School (historical), Parker School (historical), Patent School (historical), Peterstown Elementary School, Peterstown High School (historical), Peterstown Middle School, Pine Grove School (historical), Pleasant Grove School (historical), Pleasant Valley School (historical), Reynolds School (historical), Rich Creek School (historical), Rock Camp School (historical), Roxalia School (historical), Salt Sulphur School (historical), Schley School (historical), Second Creek High School (historical), Shady Grove School (historical), Shires School (historical), Smith School (historical), Spider Den School (historical), Spring Hill School (historical), Spruce Run School (historical), Sugar Grove School (historical), Sugar Tree School (historical), Swope School (historical), Union Elementary School (historical), Union Senior High School (historical), Upton School (historical), Viola School (historical), Wallace School (historical), Walnut Knob School (historical), Windydale School (historical), Wise School (historical), Woodland School (historical), Zenith School (historical)

Springs show all on map

Allison Farm Spring, Baker Spring, Big Spring, Big Spring, Burdette Spring, Charles Patton Spring, Cove Creek Spring, Crimson Springs, Dropping Lick Spring, Ewin Run Spring, Gap Mills Spring, Harry Campbell Spring, Iodine Spring, Jim Ray Spring, Jimmy Horry Spring, Kitchen Creek Spring, Left Fork Trout Branch Springs, Lynnside Spring, Martin Spring, Mercer Anglers Club Spring, Monroe County Spring, Old Sweet Springs, Red Sulphur Spring, Red Sulphur Spring, Red Sulphur Spring, Rich Creek Spring, Right Fork Trout Branch Spring, Rock Camp Spring, Rowan Memorial Home Spring, Salt Sulphur Spring, Scott Branch Springs, Second Creek Spring, Silas Gore Spring, Sweet Sulphur Spring, Turkey Creek Spring, Turkey Creek Springs, Woodrum Spring

Streams show all on map

Archer Fork, Back Creek, Back Creek, Back Creek, Bee Branch, Big Branch, Big Branch, Blue Lick Creek, Bob Branch, Bradley Branch, Broad Run, Brush Creek, Burnside Branch, Carpenter Creek, Cooks Run, Cove Creek, Crooked Creek, Crooked Run, Crosier Branch, Devil Creek, Dropping Lick Creek, Dry Creek, Dry Run, Ewin Run, Fitz Run, Forest Run, Hans Creek, Hardy Run, Humphreys Run, Hunter Branch, Indian Creek, Kitchen Creek, Laurel Creek, Laurel Creek, Laurel Creek, Lick Run, Lick Run, Little Devil Creek, Little Laurel Creek, Lowell Branch, Manns Creek, Mud Run, North Fork Potts Creek, Painter Run, Pepper Run, Plankcabin Creek, Possumtrot Branch, Ray Fork, Rich Creek, Rock Camp Creek, Sarton Branch, Scott Branch, Slate Run, South Fork Potts Creek, Spruce Run, Sweet Spring Creek, Sweet Springs Creek, Symmes Branch, Tackett Branch, Trigger Run, Trotter Branch, Trout Branch, Turkey Creek, Wilson Branch, Wiseman Branch, Wolf Creek

Summits show all on map

Arnolds Knob, Bickett Knob, Brushy Mountain, Calders Peak, Cove Mountain, Daugherty Mountain, Elk Knob, Flat Top Mountain, Fletcher Knob, Fork Mountain, Fork Mountain, Hanging Rock, High Head Mountain, High Top, Hokes Mountain, Jones Mountain, Kibble Hill, Little Mountain, Moss Mountain, Mottesheard Mountain, Negro Mountain, Patricks Peak, Pynes Mountain, Rich Mountain, Walnut Knob, White Tree Hill, Wind Creek Mountain, Wolf Creek Mountain, Wolf Hills

Towers show all on map

Hanging Rock Lookout, WHFI-FM (Lindside)

Trails show all on map

Allegheny Trail, Alleheny Trail, Virginias Walk Trail, Virginias Walk Trail

Valleys show all on map

Back Valley, Earson Hollow, Field Hollow, Flint Hollow, Georges Cut Hollow, Gin Hollow, Harvey Hollow, Indian Draft, Johnson Hollow, Rayburn Draft, Scott Hollow, Sweet Springs Valley, Wallace Hollow, Whiskey Hollow,

Monroe County, West Virginia Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	13,158
Mixed	188
Black	107
American Indian	26
Asian	13
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

Additional population tables :
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West Virginia population by county