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Vale, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°52′49″N 80°43′18″W / 37.88028°N 80.72167°W / 37.88028; -80.72167
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Vale, West Virginia
Vale is located in West Virginia
Vale
Vale
Vale is located in the United States
Vale
Vale
Coordinates: 37°52′49″N 80°43′18″W / 37.88028°N 80.72167°W / 37.88028; -80.72167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,431 ft (741 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549966[1]

Vale is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Vale is 6 miles (9.7 km) south-southwest of Rupert.

The community was named for a vale near the original town site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 642.