Galloway, West Virginia Explained

Galloway
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP)
Pushpin Map:West Virginia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Barbour
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.627
Area Land Sq Mi:0.627
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:143
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1234
Coordinates:39.2317°N -80.1292°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:26349
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586808

Galloway is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in northwestern Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 76 northwest of the city of Philippi, the county seat of Barbour County.[3] Its elevation is 1,073 feet (327 m).[4] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26349.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population is 143.

The community was named after W. T. Galloway, a railroad official.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2011-05-14 .
  3. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  4. , Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
  5. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  6. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 258.