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ONE OF THE ENTRANCES TO CHATTAROY, WEST VIRGINIA, NEAR WILLIAMSON, LEADS PAST A CHURCH OF GOD. THERE ARE MANY SMALL CHURCHES IN THE MINING AREA AND MOST HAVE A FUNDAMENTALIST BELIEF CHATTAROY IS A SMALL TOWN WITH NO INDUSTRY. MOST OF THE PEOPLE SURVIVE ON WELFARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, PENSIONS AND BLACK LUNG BENEFITSPhoto: Jack Corn · Public domain
Libraries near Chattaroy

Chattaroy has no public library of its own; the nearest is Williamson Public Library in Williamson, 2.3 miles away

Chattaroy doesn’t have a public library of its own. The closest is Williamson Public Library in Williamson, 2.3 miles away. Many small-town libraries give cards to neighbors, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

–Civic lifeNot graded: fewer than 1,000 residents
Civic life grade

What’s behind Chattaroy’s civic life grade

Chattaroy isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more.

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Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Chattaroy’s overall grade.

Civic life counts registered nonprofits, library visits and online volunteering groups, so it can miss civic life that runs through congregations, mutual aid or neighbors looking out for each other.

Library visits: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024. Nonprofits: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, October 2026. Volunteering: Social Capital Atlas (Opportunity Insights), from data by Meta Platforms, Inc.; Chetty et al., Nature 2022. How TownRatings grades civic life →

Nearest libraries

The closest is 2.3 miles away

Closest first, measured from the center of Chattaroy. Each one’s hours, and whether it charges late fines.

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Libraries next door

Who has a library of their own, and how much each town borrows. Tap a town to see its library.

12+ loans per resident8–124–8Under 4No library / shared system
TownLibraryLoans per residentHoursCivic life
WilliamsonWilliamson Public Library—35A

Loans = print + digital items borrowed in the library’s fiscal year, per person it serves. — = no library of its own, a county or regional system (its numbers cover many towns), or no report. Civic life: — = not graded (unincorporated places, whose nonprofits can’t be placed by mailing address, or towns with fewer than two of the three inputs).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

From the Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024.

  • The library’s own count. Libraries report their own visits, loans and programs. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.

Hours are the survey’s yearly average; libraries are compared with others serving about as many people. How TownRatings uses library figures →

Questions about the library and civic life in Chattaroy

Does Chattaroy have a public library?

No. The closest is Williamson Public Library in Williamson, 2.3 miles from the town center. Many libraries give cards to people from neighboring towns, sometimes for a yearly fee, so call ahead.

What is Chattaroy’s civic life grade?

Chattaroy isn’t graded on civic life: TownRatings grades towns of 1,000 residents or more. How it works.

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Libraries: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Each library reports its own numbers. Distances are straight-line from the town center. “What your card is worth” uses typical retail prices and is an estimate, not an official figure.