Welcome to Valley Heights ...

Valley Heights is located in Summers County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Heights: Valley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Valley Heights is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Valley Heights: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Valley Heights ...

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

Communities near Valley Heights ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Hinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Ronceverte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Rainelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Alderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Rupert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Meadow Bridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Bargers Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargers Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
  • Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
• Wolfcreek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
  • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe 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 Valley Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Valley Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Heights ...

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

Adding Valley Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valley Heights 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 Valley Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Valley Heights post office opened in 1908.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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