Mineral Wells, West Virginia (WV), a community in Wood County, was so-named for healing springs that attracted lodgers to the area in the late 1800s. A resort at Mineral Wells was a fashionable summer vacation destination on the old Staunton & Parkersburg Turnpike between 1885 and 1900. Several hotels now cluster around the interstate expressway that flanks the community
Lodging near Mineral Wells, West Virginia
Location
Mineral Wells is located on highway WV-14 at the I-77 expressway approximately nine miles southeast of Parkersburg, West Virginia, and 13 miles northwest of Elizabeth, West Virginia.
Map of Mineral Wells, West Virginia
Regional Information
Mineral Wells is located in the Mid-Ohio Valley Region in northwestern West Virginia.
