Porters Falls
Porters Falls is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet. The first settlement at Porters Falls was made in 1818.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Little Morgantown”, “Morgantown”, “Porter’s Falls”, “Porters Falls, West Virginia”, and “Porters Falls, WV”
- Postal code: 26162
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Childs and Minnie.
Childs
Hamlet
Childs is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Childs is situated 1½ miles north of Porters Falls.
Minnie
Hamlet
Minnie is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. The community most likely was named after Minnie Morgan, the daughter of an early settler. Minnie is situated 2 miles west of Porters Falls.
Vincen
Hamlet
Vincen is an unincorporated community in Tyler and Wetzel counties, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Vincen is situated 2½ miles south of Porters Falls.
Porters Falls
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Wetzel, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.5798° or 39° 34′ 47″ northLongitude
-80.77621° or 80° 46′ 34″ westElevation
682 feet (208 metres)Open location code
86FXH6HF+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 153952771OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Porters Falls” goes by many names.
- French: “Porters Falls”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porters Falls Post Office and Porters Falls Methodist Church.
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