Cottageville, West Virginia

About Cottageville

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

Officially, Cottageville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.14 square miles.

📰 Cottageville News Today

• Robbie Allen Hancock Obituary (2026) - Cottageville, WV - Waybright Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jul 31
• Kenneth McDade Obituary (2021) - Evans, WV - Casto Funeral Home - Evans SILive.com · Jul 15
• Timothy Durst Obituary (2025) - Evans, WV - Casto Funeral Home - Evans AL.com · Nov 29
• Linda Gail Bailey Obituary | Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society | Parkersburg, WV Tribute Archive · Jan 15
• Single Lane Closures on WV 331, across the Cottageville Bridge, and the Cottageville Arch Bridge, on Monday, April 7, 2025 WV Department of Transportation (.gov) · Apr 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cottageville Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cottageville

• Evans Dale Farm Community REecration area reviews ★
• Keraland Recreation Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cottageville

• Cottageville Elementary School
• Evans Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cottageville

🏘️ Nearby Communities