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Van, West Virginia
Houses on WV 85
Houses on WV 85
Van, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Van, West Virginia
Van, West Virginia
Location in West Virginia
Van, West Virginia is located in the United States
Van, West Virginia
Van, West Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Boone
Area
 • Total 0.614 sq mi (1.59 km2)
 • Land 0.598 sq mi (1.55 km2)
 • Water 0.016 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 211
 • Density 343.6/sq mi (132.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25206

Van is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Pond Fork of the Little Coal River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 211. Its ZIP code is 25206. Van was named after Van Linville, who established its post office and served as its first postmaster.

Geography

Van is one of the many small communities on West Virginia Route 85, which winds through valley after valley staying close beside the Little Coal River. Van is mostly residential with a gas station, a pharmacy, a flower shop, a few churches, a pizza take out, an elementary school, a junior/senior high school, a Christian school, a volunteer fire department, an Ambulance Station, and a Senior Nutrition Center. The Pond Fork of the Little Coal river that runs through Van is a designated stream that the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources stocks fish, such as trout, a few times a year.

Notable people

  • Hasil Adkins- Appalachian Rockabilly one man band who recorded many songs, appeared in movies and TV shows and was featured in a documentary, "The Wild World Of Hasil Adkins."
  • Johnny E. Blair - Inventor of the first fast food drive inn ordering systems in the 1960s. Retractable Arms Inc. He contracted with Shoney's Big Boy and installed his electronic ordering system and drive inns in many parts of the country.
  • Robin Davis- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice
  • Jesco White- Mountain dancer who was featured in documentaries, TV shows and countless popular songs among other things.
  • Michael Wooten- Anchor/Reporter- WGRZ News Channel 2 (Buffalo, NY)- NBC Affiliate
  • Henry Ramey - World War II hero- Awarded Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts

See also

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