Elk Hills
Elk Hills is an unincorporated community in central Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on U.S. Route 119 along the Elk River, between the communities of Mink Shoals and Crede.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Elk Hills, West Virginia” and “Elk Hills, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Schoenbaum Stadium and McLaughlin Air National Guard base.
Schoenbaum Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Wolfgang8741, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schoenbaum Stadium is a soccer stadium in Charleston, West Virginia located in Coonskin Park. The 6,000-seat stadium is home to West Virginia United of USL League Two.
McLaughlin Air National Guard base
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
McLaughlin Air National Guard base is a military installation, which is situated 2 miles south of Elk Hills.
Capital High School
School
Capital High School is a public high school located in Charleston, West Virginia, United States created from a consolidation of Charleston High School and Stonewall Jackson High School in 1989. Capital High School is situated 2 miles south of Elk Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creed and Mink Shoals.
Creed
Hamlet
Crede is an unincorporated community along U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, located between Elk Hills and Big Chimney. Crede is mostly residential, but there are many small places of business.
Mink Shoals
Hamlet
Mink Shoals is an unincorporated community along U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States and can be accessed by Interstate 79, Exit 1.
Elk Forest
Hamlet
Elk Forest is a residential community out Elk Forest Road, which turns off U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Originally built in the late 1950s-early 1960s, it is a part of Mink Shoals, originally willed for development by Amanda Pitzer at her death, now buried at a small cemetery across the road from Elk Forest along Ventura Acres Road.
Elk Hills
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.4001° or 38° 24′ 0″ northLongitude
-81.57346° or 81° 34′ 24″ westElevation
640 feet (195 metres)Open location code
86CWCC2G+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 154060139OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Highlights include Jarvis Cemetery and West Virginia Air National Guard 167th Fighter Squadron Memorial Bridge.
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