Foreclosure Homes in Oak Hill, WV

Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States and is the primary city within the Oak Hill, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area. The micropolitan area is also included in the Beckley-Oak Hill, WV Combined Statistical Area. The population was 7,730 at the 2010 census. The city is also home to the historic Oak Hill Railroad Depot which still stands today as an artisan shop. Country singer Hank Williams died in Oak Hill on his way to a concert on January 1, 1953.

Geography

Oak Hill is located at 37°58′58″N 81°8′43″W (37.982775, -81.145334).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.89 square miles (12.67 km²), of which, 4.88 square miles (12.64 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.

Climate

History

Oak Hill was settled in 1820. The community was so named on account of an oak tree at the elevated town site. It was incorporated as a town in 1905. Oak Hill is the supposed place of death of Hank Williams Sr. According to his driver Charles Carr, they had stopped a gas station in Oak Hill and found Williams dead in the backseat.