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Wirt County.

Wirt County has 232.5 square miles of land in West Virginia. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Wirt County: Permian Hills, Monongahela Transition Zone.

A local understanding of the land. A straightforward conversation about what comes next.

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The Wirt County Courthouse in Elizabeth, West Virginia
A VIEW OF THE AREA

The Wirt County Courthouse in Elizabeth, West Virginia

Photo & credit
THE SETTINGPermian Hills
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS2 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Wirt County on the map

THE WIRT COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Permian Hills setting.

Wirt County has 232.5 square miles of land in West Virginia. 2 mapped landscape regions meet across Wirt County: Permian Hills, Monongahela Transition Zone.

Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.

Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Wirt County intersects 2 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Permian Hills82.7%
  2. Monongahela Transition Zone17.3%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 100% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Finding your parcel within Wirt County

The atlas lists 2 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Wirt County, including Newark, Elizabeth. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Wirt County

Wirt County by land and water

The Census records 2.26 square miles of water within Wirt County, or 1% of its total area. That share is close to Wirt County’s 1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Wirt County has 491.6 times the land area of nearby Elizabeth town (0.47 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Calhoun County, Jackson County, Ritchie County, Roane County, Wood County within West Virginia. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Wirt County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Wirt County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Wirt County. The county includes 2 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Permian Hills setting

Permian Hills belongs to Western Allegheny Plateau. Does the surveyed tract include valley floor, hillside or both, and how does its road access reach each portion?

03

Check the route, beyond Elizabeth

Elizabeth is 3 miles north of the Wirt County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Wirt County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON WIRT COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 39.0200° N, 81.3830° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Wirt County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Wirt

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Wirt ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Wirt County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Permian Hills

Explore the agency mapping behind the Western Allegheny Plateau context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional West Virginia landowner resources

West Virginia Flood Tool

State-supported interactive flood mapping for property and access review.

WVDEP mapping resources

Official environmental, mining, and natural-resource mapping applications.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Wirt County.

Elizabeth lies about 3 miles north of Wirt County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Wirt County in context

NSEWElizabeth · 3 miles1Newark · 6.9 miles2OUTER RING: 6.9 MILES
  1. 1
    Elizabeth3 mi · town
  2. 2
    Newark6.9 mi · census-designated place
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within West Virginia; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Elizabethtown
Newarkcensus-designated place
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Wirt County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Wirt County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Wirt County. Wirt County’s 232.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Permian Hills describe all of Wirt County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 2 regional units; Permian Hills is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Elizabeth as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 3 miles north of Wirt County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Wirt County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

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Your land in Wirt County.
Your next chapter.

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