Chelyan, West Virginia

About Chelyan

Set in the western part of West Virginia, Chelyan is a small unincorporated community.

Chelyan holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.43 square miles.

📰 Chelyan News Today

• Victims ID'd in stabbing, standoff with KCSO in Chelyan; update on K9 Jett - Charleston Gazette-Mail Charleston Gazette-Mail · Jul 16
• Authorities identify suspect in Chelyan stabbing incident WOWK 13 News · Jul 15
• Police identify Chelyan man killed after stabbing, hourslong standoff WV News · Jul 16
• Chelyan man sentenced to more than two decades in prison for federal drug crime WCHS · Mar 26
• Man arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two women in Chelyan WOWK 13 News · Jun 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Chelyan Unique

• The only place in America named Chelyan — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Chelyan

• Shoney's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

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