Alpena
Alpena is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Originally settled as Alpina, the village was located at the foothills of Shaver's Mountain and named after the Swiss Alps because the terrain reminded the settlers of their homeland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Alpena Gap”, “Alpena, West Virginia”, “Alpena, WV”, and “Alpine”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evenwood and Wymer.
Evenwood
Hamlet
Evenwood is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after Evenwood, in England, the ancestral home of a local lumber dealer.
Wymer
Hamlet
Wymer is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Wymer is located on U.S. Route 33, 5.5 miles southwest of Harman. The community most likely derives its name from Weimar, in Germany. Wymer is situated 2 miles southeast of Alpena.
Bowden
Hamlet
Bowden is a census-designated place in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Bowden is located on U.S. Route 33, 7.5 miles east of Elkins. Bowden has a post office with ZIP code 26254. Bowden is situated 3 miles west of Alpena.
Alpena
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Randolph, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90983° or 38° 54′ 35″ northLongitude
-79.65117° or 79° 39′ 4″ westElevation
2,717 feet (828 metres)Open location code
87C2W85X+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 157545431OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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