Teays Valley, WV

Teays Valley is a Putnam County community between Charleston and Huntington, named for the ancient preglacial Teays River whose valley remains visible in the landscape. That deep geographic story gives the place more interest than its suburban appearance might suggest. Public schools are operated by Putnam County Schools, and the area has become one of the region's main residential and commercial corridors. Teays Valley feels like comfortable West Virginia suburbia: subdivisions, churches, shopping, and highway access set inside a valley with a very old natural history.