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.- 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. Minnie is situated 2 miles west of Porters Falls.
Vincen
Hamlet
Vincen is an unincorporated community in Tyler and… Vincen is situated 2½ miles south of Porters Falls.
Porters Falls
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Wetzel, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.5798° or 39° 34′ 47″ north
Longitude
-80.77621° or 80° 46′ 34″ west
Elevation
682 feet (208 metres)
Open location code
86FXH6HF+WG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Porters Falls” goes by many names.
- French: “Porters Falls”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Reader and Maud.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Porters Falls Post Office and Porters Falls Methodist Church.
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