
Mineral Wells, West Virginia

Long a location for hotel lodging, Mineral Wells, West Virginia, lies along the I-77 expressway near Parkersburg, W.Va.
Mineral Wells, WV (West Virginia), a community in Wood County, was named for healing springs that attracted lodgers to the area in the late 1800s. Between 1885 and 1900, a resort at Mineral Wells was a fashionable summer vacation destination on the old Staunton & Parkersburg Turnpike. Several hotels now cluster around the I-77 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
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Regional Information
Mineral Wells is located in the Mid-Ohio Valley Region in northwestern West Virginia.

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