Waverly, West Virginia

About Waverly

Set in the northern part of West Virginia, Waverly is a small unincorporated community.

Waverly holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.51 square miles.

📰 Waverly News Today

• Obituary: Peters, Sheila Pearl WTAP · Jun 22
• Shooting leads to arrests in Parkersburg WV MetroNews · Apr 25
• Carl "Sid" Sidney Howard Jr. Obituary (2026) - Waverly, WV - Lambert-Tatman Funeral Homes & Crematory - Vienna Legacy obituary · Jan 2
• News 5 Jan 2026 - Washington County Sheriff's Office-Ohio Washington County Sheriff's Office-Ohio · Jan 5
• Stephen Paul Locke Obituary | Ingram Funeral Home | St. Marys, WV Tribute Archive · Jul 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Waverly Unique

• One of 20 places in the US named Waverly — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern 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 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Waverly

• Jerry's Fly Away

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Waverly

• Mountwood Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Waverly

🏘️ Nearby Communities