Glenwood, Mason County, West Virginia

Glenwood, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Glenwood, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Glenwood, West Virginia
Glenwood, West Virginia
Glenwood, West Virginia is located in the United States
Glenwood, West Virginia
Glenwood, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°35′30″N 82°11′12″W / 38.59167°N 82.18667°W / 38.59167; -82.18667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25520
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539470[1]

Glenwood is an unincorporated community and Ohio river town in Mason County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is notable for the Haunted Plumley Mansion.[2] The town can be found along West Virginia Route 2 south of Ashton.

The town's only gas station and premier stop is Trippett's Dandi-Mart, owned and operated Joseph Melton (Milt) Trippett, which has been in business for over 50 years.[3]

A notable resident is the Catfish Man of the Woods.[4]

The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenwood, Mason County, West Virginia
  2. ^ Plumley Mansion (retrieved from the Internet Archive, capture date: October 26, 2009)
  3. ^ "A 'Dandi' success story - the Point Pleasant Register". December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ Catfish Man of the Woods website (retrieved from the Internet Archive, capture date: February 8, 2012)


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