Grandview, West Virginia

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Grandview (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′30″N81°4′7″W / 37.82500°N 81.06861°W / 37.82500; -81.06861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
2,484 ft (757 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1539572 [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]

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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.