Ellenboro, West Virginia

About Ellenboro

Ellenboro is a tiny community in northern West Virginia, home to 248 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Ellenboro holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 1.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 221 residents per square mile.

📰 Ellenboro News Today

• Ellenboro, WV Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 4
• Schedule - Ritchie County Rebels (Ellenboro, WV) Girls Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Oct 2
• List of road closures and power outages in the Mid-Ohio Valley WTAP · Jul 21
• How to watch West Virginia high school boys basketball: Williamstown vs. Ritchie County, Feb. 20 USA Today · Feb 18
• 2026 WVSSAC Class AA Baseball Quarterfinals #2 Doddridge county vs Logan - 06/08/2026 | Live & On Demand NFHS Network · Jun 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest West Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Ellenboro Unique

• Positioned in northern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of West Virginia — one of 439 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Ellenboro

• Dodd's Log Cabin Grill — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ellenboro

• Ritchie County High School
• Ritchie County Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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