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Valley Chapel, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°06′35″N 80°29′40″W / 39.10972°N 80.49444°W / 39.10972; -80.49444
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Valley Chapel, West Virginia
Valley Chapel is located in West Virginia
Valley Chapel
Valley Chapel
Valley Chapel is located in the United States
Valley Chapel
Valley Chapel
Coordinates: 39°06′35″N 80°29′40″W / 39.10972°N 80.49444°W / 39.10972; -80.49444
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Elevation
1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1728692[1]

Valley Chapel is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Valley Chapel is located along County Route 10, 5.15 miles (8.29 km) north-northwest of Weston.[2] Valley Chapel had a post office, which closed on January 24, 1998.[3]

The community was named after the nearby Valley Chapel church.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Valley Chapel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Lewis County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. ^ 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. 643.