Welcome to Prospect Valley ...

Prospect Valley is located in Harrison County<1>.

The location of Prospect Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prospect Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

A typical abbreviation for Prospect Valley: Prospect Vly. (or less commonly used: Prospect Vally. or Prospect Vlly.)

Prospect Valley is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Prospect Valley: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Prospect Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prospect Valley - they are located in Colorado (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prospect Valley.

Communities near Prospect Valley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prospect Valley.

• Fairmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Clarksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksburg <5>
• Bridgeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Grafton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <5>
• Pleasant Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
• Mannington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
  • Mannington is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannington <5>
• Stonewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
  • Stonewood is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Nutter Fort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
  • Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
• Barrackville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrackville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrackville
  • Barrackville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people

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 Prospect Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prospect Valley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prospect Valley. 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 Prospect Valley.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect Valley ...

Looking for more information about Prospect Valley? 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 Prospect Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Prospect Valley.

Adding Prospect Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Prospect Valley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Prospect Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Prospect Valley post office opened in 1856.

We also found Prospect Valley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prospect Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prospect Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.harrisoncountywv.com/

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