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Welcome to Spy Rock ...

Spy Rock is located in Fayette County<1>.

Spy Rock is 2,510 feet [765 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Spy Rock is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Spy Rock: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Spy Rock ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spy Rock.

  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Summersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rainelle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ansted
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 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 Spy Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spy Rock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spy Rock ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spy Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Spy Rock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Spy Rock area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.