Hacker Valley, West Virginia

Hacker Valley is an unincorporated community in northern Webster County, West Virginia, USA, along the Left Fork of the Holly River. Its ZIP Code is 26222.

Hacker Valley, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Location of Hacker Valley, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°39′09″N 80°23′01″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Webster
Elevation [1]	1,499 ft (457 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26222
Area code(s)	304/681
GNIS feature ID	1539816[1]

The valley was named for its first settler, John Hacker (1743-1824), who reportedly took possession of a tract of land nearby by "tomahawk mark" around 1772.[2] Hacker Valley is home to Holly River State Park and serves as the southern end of the Mountain Parkway Byway scenic byway. The community is also contains the grave of George Lough (died 1817), which is believed to be the oldest marked grave in northern Webster County.

Hacker Valley was the subject of a November 26, 2010 story by Noah Adams of National Public Radio on the impact of the "suspension" of the local post office by the U.S. Post Office in 2009. The suspension has effectively closed the post office for use by the public. In 2012 the post office was deemed to be illegally closed, and thus was re-opened in the former Hacker Valley School cafeteria. [3]

The Mollohan Mill is located nearby and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[4]

School

Hacker Valley is home to Hacker Valley Elementary School, serving students in Kindergarten through Grade 8.[5] The school's mascot is the cardinal. The school is part of the Highlanders of Tomorrow Band program, along with Webster Springs Elementary School.

Industry

Near Hacker Valley is a plant of Northwest Hardwoods, which produces dimensional lumber. Numerous potters and artists are also in the area.

Climate

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hacker Valley has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[6]

See also

• Holly River State Park

References

1. "Hacker Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 27, 1980. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
2. The border settlers of northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795: embracing ... By Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, William Elsey Connelley, John. Originally published in 1915. Re-published by Cornell University Library 2010. ISBN 978-1-112-58955-3 pgs. 82-84. The author writes "I am indebted to Mr. John Strange Hall ... for the following account of the hunt, given him in a manuscript by Mr. Jackson Arnold, who got it direct from Hacker's children."
3. https://www.npr.org/2010/11/19/131447206/the-loss-of-its-post-office-changes-w-va-town
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
5. Student Rights and Responsibilities: A Handbook for Students at Hacker Valley School, 2007-2008 (PDF). Hacker Valley, West Virginia: Hacker Valley Elementary School. 2007.
6. Climate Summary for Hacker Valley, West Virginia