Bruceton Mills, WV

Bruceton Mills is a town in northern Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along Big Sandy Creek. The 2020 census counted 64 residents. An early settler, John M. Hoffman, named this community for his stepfather, George Bruce, who claimed direct descendance from Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland. That mix gives Bruceton Mills a clear local shape within West Virginia, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round.