Spencer, WV Road Trips
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Longest Drive
278.9 mi
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Quickest Drive
5h 28m
Martinsburg, WV
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Spencer, WV by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
2,137
Median Income
$25,897
Median Home Value
$108,700
Median Age
43.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Notable People from Spencer, WV
A sampling of people born in Spencer, WV.
Ruby Bradley
1907–2002
American Army officer (1907-2002)
Landmarks & Historic Sites
Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Spencer, WV.
Robey Theatre, Spencer
movie theater in Spencer, West Viriginia
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Traveler Guide to Spencer, WV
Spencer is a city of 2,062 people (as of 2020) in West Virginia. It was chartered in 1858 and named for Spencer Roane, a jurist from Virginia. Spencer is famous for hosting the West Virginia Black Walnut Festival every October.
1 Robey Theatre, 318 Main Street, ☏ +1 304-927-1390. The longest continually-operating movie house in the US, opened in 1907 as a vaudeville house and showing movies since 1908. One screen. $5 general admission, $7 balcony. Spencer Heritage Park, Church St and Heritage St, ☏ +1 304-927-1640. Housed in an old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad depot, with late 19th and early 20th century tools, printing press, World War I memorabilia, restored 1920 school house, early 1900s oil derrick, and Baltimore & Ohio caboose. Charles Fork Lake. Off WV-36. Fishing, canoeing, and over 25 miles of hiking and biking trails. Hosts the Aquafina Tour de Lake Mountain Bike Race every May.
West Virginia Black Walnut Festival, 116 Court Street, ☏ +1 304-927-5616. Held during four days beginning on the second Thursday in October since 1954. The festival was begun when a local farmer sold two million pounds of black walnuts, inspiring the region to cultivate them as a cash crop. Grand parade, kid's parade, art and photography show, competitions, pageant, exhibits and flower show, live music, gospel sing, food booths, carnival.
La Finca Mexican Grill, 1158 Ripley Road, 304-519-2502. Savory fajitas.
Grandview Motel, 1158 Ripley Road, ☏ +1 304-927-1840. Cunningham House, 224 Chapman Avenue, ☏ +1 304-927-2022. 4 rooms. Historic home, built in 1900 and opened as a B&B in 1998. Fireplace, wraparound porch, dining room. $84 - 104.
Spencer is located at the intersection of US-33, between Ripley and Weston, and US-119, north of Charleston, twinned with US-33 east. The closest interstate access is I-77 35 minutes west in Ripley or I-79 40 minutes south in Clendenin, near Charleston.
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