Waverly, West Virginia

Waverly is a census-designated place in northeastern Wood County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 369. It lies along the Ohio River on West Virginia Route 2, northeast of the city of Parkersburg, the county seat of Wood County. It has a post office with the ZIP Code 26184.

School

Waverly has had several schools within its boundaries. In order of age, there has been:

Union School, for which the area was originally named
Pumpkin Knob school, which was later turned into the community building at the top of Pumpkin Knob road
Pine Grove School – This location is still in use as the Pine Grove Baptist Church in Waverly
Waverly Elementary, which was closed at the end of the 2019–2020 school year following completion of the newly built Williamstown-Waverly elementary in the nearby town of Williamstown.

The closure of Waverly Elementary was met with resistance from some residents.

Library

As a result of the Waverly elementary closing, the Waverly library was also shut down. The land was being used by the library at the discretion of the Wood County Board of Education.
On Friday, May 21, 2021, Brian Raitz of the Wood County library sent out an email letting patrons know that the library's collection would be given away for free. The remaining books were given away on Saturday, May 22.
It has been suggested that the land that both the school and library sit on will be given to the adjacent volunteer fire department, but this information has not yet been released to the public.

Notable people

Dick Hoblitzell, former MLB first basemen