Bancroft, West Virginia

About Bancroft

Bancroft, WV is a tiny community located in western West Virginia counting 372 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Bancroft is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.14 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,657 residents per square mile.

📰 Bancroft News Today

• Vickie Lynn Lovejoy Obituary | Gatens-Harding Funeral Home | Poca, WV Tribute Archive · Aug 18
• Investigators identify body of man found in rural Putnam County WCHS · Dec 18
• Body identified, ruled as suspicious in rural Putnam County WSAZ · Dec 19
• Appalachian Power reveals new Bancroft–Milton line route WV MetroNews · Mar 25
• Danny Lee Arthur Jr. Obituary (2026) - Bancroft, WV - Gatens-Harding Funeral Home Legacy obituary · Jun 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bancroft Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Bancroft — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.14 sq mi.
• Positioned in western West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Bancroft

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bancroft

• Amherst / Plymouth Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bancroft Baseball Park reviews ★
• Bancroft Town Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bancroft

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