Waverly | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wood |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.482 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.482 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 395 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 646 |
Coordinates: | 39.3317°N -81.3756°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 26184 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2586899 |
Waverly (also known as Bull Creek and Union School District) is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Wood County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 395. It lies along the Ohio River on West Virginia Route 2, northeast of the city of Parkersburg, the county seat of Wood County.[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26184.[4]
Waverly has had several schools within its boundaries. In order of age, there has been:
The closure of Waverly Elementary was met with resistance from some residents.[6]
As a result of the Waverly elementary closing, the Waverly library was also shut down. The land was being used by the library at the discretion of the Wood County Board of Education.
On Friday, May 21, 2021, Brian Raitz of the Wood County library sent out an email letting patrons know that the library's collection would be given away for free. The remaining books were given away on Saturday, May 22.
It has been suggested that the land that both the school and library sit on will be given to the adjacent volunteer fire department, but this information has not yet been released to the public.