About Galloway, West Virginia

Galloway is a coal town of 127 people in northwestern Barbour County, along West Virginia Route 76 northwest of Philippi, the county seat. The Simpson Creek Coal Company opened its mines here in 1918 and kept them working until 1948, and the town carries the name of a Galloway who held a leading post in the coal or rail business of that time.

  • Named for a GallowayCoal Camp USA traces the town's name to J.W. Galloway, who served as president of the Simpson Creek Coal Company. Wikipedia credits a railroad official it calls W. T. Galloway instead.
  • Three decades of coalThe Simpson Creek Coal Company worked its mines at Galloway for thirty years. Its operations began in 1918 and came to an end in 1948.
  • 127 people in 2020The 2020 census counted 127 people in Galloway, a census-designated place at an elevation of 1,073 feet. The town has its own post office, with the ZIP code 26349.

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