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Grandview, Raleigh County, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°49′30″N 81°4′7″W / 37.82500°N 81.06861°W / 37.82500; -81.06861
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Grandview
Grandview is located in West Virginia
Grandview
Grandview
Location within the state of West Virginia
Grandview is located in the United States
Grandview
Grandview
Grandview (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′30″N 81°4′7″W / 37.82500°N 81.06861°W / 37.82500; -81.06861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
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

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  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.