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Welcome to West Piney ...

West Piney is located in Wythe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Piney: W. Piney

West Piney is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of West Piney is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: West Piney lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for West Piney: 276

Communities near West Piney ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Piney.

  • Pulaski
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wytheville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Galax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hillsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rural Retreat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Independence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fries
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Wythe County
  • Austinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Chiswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
    • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Piney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Piney.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Piney. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Piney.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Piney. See our Newspapers Page for West Piney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Piney ...

Looking for more information about West Piney? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Piney, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Piney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wythe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Piney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.