Grave Creek
Grave Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Grave Creek was named for a nearby Native American burial site known as the Grave Creek Mound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Grave Run” and “Grove Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Moundsville Bridge and Grave Creek Mound.
Moundsville Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Moundsville Bridge is a four-lane through arch bridge that connects Mead Township, Ohio and Moundsville, West Virginia across the Ohio River. The approach routes to the bridge carries Ohio State Route 872 on the Ohio side and the unsigned West Virginia Route 2 Spur on the West Virginia side.
Grave Creek Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Grave Creek Mound in the Ohio River Valley in West Virginia is one of the largest conical-type burial mounds in the United States, now standing 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter.
West Virginia Penitentiary
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The West Virginia Penitentiary, located in Moundsville, West Virginia is now a withdrawn and retired gothic-style prison that operated from 1866 to 1995. The site is now being maintained as a tourist attraction, museum, training facility, and filming location.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moundsville and Dilles Bottom.
Moundsville
Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 census.
Dilles Bottom
Hamlet
Dilles Bottom is an unincorporated community in Southeastern Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The community is located along the Ohio River five miles south of Shadyside, Ohio. It is the proposed site for an ethane cracker plant. Dilles Bottom is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grave Creek.
McKeefrey
Hamlet
McKeefrey is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Round Bottom and Chestnut Hill. The community was named after one Mr. Keefrey, the proprietor of a local mine. McKeefrey is situated 2 miles southwest of Grave Creek.
Grave Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Marshall, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Grave Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Grave Creek”
- Cebuano: “Grave Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia)”
- Cebuano: “Grave Creek”
- Venetian: “Grave”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Haven On The Ohio Park and Glendale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Riverside Park and R.E. Burger Power Station.
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