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Along with the drilling of the first gas well in the area in 1900, this allowed the development of one of the largest oil and gas fields in West Virginia. The town was incorporated in 1904 and named after the Clendenin family, an early pioneer family in the Kanawha River Valley. The first petrochemical plant in the world was built in Clendenin ...
This is a list of populated places along the Elk River in the United States. Pages in category "Populated places on the Elk River (West Virginia)" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total.
The Elk River Trail is a state park under construction in central West Virginia, United States. It will follow a 74-mile-long [1] portion of the former Coal and Coke Railway from Clendenin to Gilmer Station. The trail will follow the Elk River for a significant portion of its length (Clendenin to Gassaway).
U.S. Route 460, U.S. Route 219, WV Route 12, Seminole Road, abandoned portion along the New River, Leatherwood Road, WV Route 3, U.S. Route 19, WV Route 16, Jenkins Branch Road, WV Route 61: Gilmer and Braxton Turnpike: Gilmer, Ripley and Ohio Turnpike: Glade Creek and Cloverdale Turnpike: Glenville, Ripley and Ohio Turnpike
The Elk River is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 172 miles (277 km) long, [5] in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River .
Interstate 77 enters the city at the Interstate 79 interchange along the Elk River.The highway turns due south along a variable six lane expressway. The junction with Interstate 64, constructed in 1975, [1] is a three-level junction that spans local streets and is the largest interchange in West Virginia with piers embedded in buildings, over water, and over nearby streets.
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.It is located on the Elk River and has a public access site of the Elk River.
Falling Rock is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. [1] Falling Rock is located at the confluence of Falling Rock Creek with the Elk River 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Clendenin along US Route 19. [2] Falling Rock has a post office with ZIP code 25079. [3] The community takes its name from nearby ...