Glenville (West Virginia)

Glenville is a town of about 1,100 people (2021) and the county seat of Gilmer County, on the Little Kanawha River. It is home to Glenville State University, Cedar Creek State Park and several industrial companies, as well as a federal prison.

Get in

Glenville is at the intersection of US-119 and WV-5. 16 miles to the east is I-79, about a 25-minute drive.

Do

downtown Glenville

Administration building at Glenville State University

• 1 Cedar Creek State Park, 2947 Cedar Creek Rd (about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Glenville; if hauling a camper, it is best to travel Route 5 through Glenville, not through Cedarville and Copen Road), ☏ +1 304-462-8517. It has camping facilities, hiking trails, swimming pool, a restored schoolhouse and a chain of 3 small ponds. The old one-room schoolhouse complete with restored school desks and potbellied stove is open for tours on Saturdays in the summer. (updated Sep 2023)
• WV State Folk Festival, Various venues around town. 3 days in mid-June. Singing, story-telling, arts and crafts, 5K race, fiddle and banjo contest, square dancing. (updated Sep 2023)

Learn

Glenville State University has 1,600 students. The hill-top campus is adjacent to downtown.

Buy

The Gilmer County Farmers Market is open from May-October at 720 N Lewis St.

Connect

The Glenville Democrat & Pathfinder is a local newspaper serving Glenville.

Go next

• Weston is 40 minutes east on US-119
• Sutton is 45 minutes south on WV-5 and I-79
• Spencer is almost an hour west on US-119