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Around Walker Hill ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Beckley. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southwest of where Walker Hill would have been located. Beckley has a population of 15,800 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Oak Hill. It is located about 23 miles [ km] to the west of Walker Hill and has a population of 8,000 people.

Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Walker Hill, with the nearest first.

  • Orient Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
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    • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
  • Charmco
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crichton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
    • Crichton is located in Greenbrier County
  • Hines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
    • Hines is located in Greenbrier County
  • McRoss
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRoss
    • McRoss is located in Greenbrier County
  • Quinwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Rainelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Carl is located in Nicholas County
  • Rupert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Maywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Fayette County
    • Crawley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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      • Snow Hill is located in Nicholas County
    • Kieffer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieffer
      • Kieffer is located in Greenbrier County
    • Lile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lile
      • Lile is located in Greenbrier County
    • Bellwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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      • Bellwood is located in Fayette County

For more communities neighboring Walker Hill, please visit our County-by-County Page for Walker Hill.

Greenbrier County ...

Walker Hill would have been located within present day Greenbrier County<4>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greenbrier County: Alleghany (VA), Bath (VA), Fayette, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers & Webster.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker Hill ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Walker Hill.

Airports Near Walker Hill ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Walker Hill and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Walker Hill.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Walker Hill.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Walker Hill), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.









 

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