Vale, West Virginia

Vale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Vale
Vale
Coordinates: 37°52′49″N 80°43′18″W / 37.88028°N 80.72167°W / 37.88028; -80.72167Coordinates: 37°52′49″N 80°43′18″W / 37.88028°N 80.72167°W / 37.88028; -80.72167
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Elevation 2,431 ft (741 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549966[1]

Vale is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Vale is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of Rupert.

The community was named for a vale near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 642.


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