Droop
Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley. The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Droop, West Virginia” and “Droop, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beartown State Park and Droop Mountain.
Beartown State Park
Nature reserve
Beartown State Park is a 110-acre state park located on the eastern summit of Droop Mountain, 7 miles southwest of Hillsboro, West Virginia, in northern Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Beartown State Park is situated 2 miles south of Droop.
Droop Mountain
Peak
Droop Mountain is a small mountain in the Allegheny Mountains on the border of Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties in southeastern West Virginia. It was the scene of one of West Virginia's most important battles during the American Civil War—the Battle of Droop Mountain. Droop Mountain is situated 2½ miles southeast of Droop.
Locust Creek Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bitmapped, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Locust Creek Covered Bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 6 miles outside Hillsboro. The bridge is now for pedestrian traffic only. Locust Creek Covered Bridge is situated 2 miles east of Droop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jacox and Renicks Valley.
Jacox
Hamlet
Jacox is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Jacox is 6 miles southwest of Hillsboro. The community was named the local Jacox family of pioneer settlers.
Renicks Valley
Hamlet
Renicks Valley is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Renicks Valley is 5 miles northeast of Falling Spring. The community was named after Major William Renick, a pioneer settler. Renicks Valley is situated 2 miles southwest of Droop.
Spice
Hamlet
Spice is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Spice is located on U.S. Route 219, 3.5 miles southwest of Hillsboro. Spice is situated 2½ miles northeast of Droop.
Droop
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.07706° or 38° 4′ 37″ northLongitude
-80.28507° or 80° 17′ 6″ westElevation
3,100 feet (945 metres)Open location code
86CX3PG7+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 154109729OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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