Map of Whitesville town, West Virginia

Whitesville is a town and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 361 at the 2020 census. Whitesville was incorporated on August 15, 1935 by the Boone County Circuit Court. The town derives its name from B. W. White, a pioneer settler. Whitesville was formerly known as Jarrold’s Valley and Pritchard City.

Whitesville town overview:
Name:	Whitesville town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	West Virginia
County:	Boone County
Elevation:	837 ft (255 m)
Total Area:	0.33 sq mi (0.86 km²)
Land Area:	0.31 sq mi (0.80 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)
Total Population:	361
Population Density:	1,390.88/sq mi (536.74/km²)
ZIP code:	25209
Area code:	304
FIPS code:	5486836
GNISfeature ID:	1555976
Website:	whitesvillewv.com

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Geography

Whitesville is located at 37°58′53″N 81°32′03″W / 37.981297°N 81.534055°W / 37.981297; -81.534055 (37.981297, -81.534055). The town occupies a narrow section of land along both sides of the Big Coal River that stretches from the river’s confluence with Toms Branch on the south to just north of the river’s confluence with Seng Creek. West Virginia Route 3 (Coal River Road) traverses Whitesville, connecting the town with Sylvester to the northwest and the Beckley area to the southeast.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km), of which 0.31 square miles (0.80 km) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.