St. Marys, West Virginia

About St. Marys

Set in the northern part of West Virginia, St. Marys is a small town, home to 1,749 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

St. Marys holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,715 residents per square mile.

📰 St. Marys News Today

• St. Marys High School (WV) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 14
• National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes touched down in West Virginia Tuesday West Virginia Watch · Jul 24
• Tara Dawn Wentz Obituary | Ingram Funeral Home | St. Marys, WV Tribute Archive · Aug 17
• Residents recover after tornadoes leave path through Pleasants County The Parkersburg News and Sentinel · Jul 23
• Suspected tornado leaves trail of damage across Ohio River Valley from Belmont to St. Marys WV MetroNews · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes St. Marys Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named St. Marys — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of West Virginia — one of 439 recognized communities statewide.

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 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in St. Marys

• Pizza Du Jour — pizza
• Pizza Station — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in St. Marys

• Leith Run Recreation Area reviews ★
• Federal Ridge Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Playground reviews ★
• Reynolds Mound reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in St. Marys

• Frontier High/Middle School
• Frontier Local Virtual School
• Mid Ohio Valley Technical Institute
• St. Marys Elementary School
• St. Marys High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of St. Marys

🏘️ Nearby Communities