Waverly (also known as Bull Creek and Union School District) is a

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(CDP) in northeastern Wood County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 395. It lies along the

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, northeast of the city of

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, the

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of Wood County. Its elevation is 620 feet (189 m). It has a

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with the ZIP code 26184.

School

Waverly has had several schools within its boundaries. In order of age, there has been: * Union School, for which the area was originally named * Pumpkin Knob school, which was later turned into the community building at the top of Pumpkin Knob road (The building is now abandoned, but used to house 4-H meetings) *Pine Grove School - This location is still in use as the Pine Grove Baptist Church in Waverly * Waverly Elementary, which was closed at the end of the 2019-2020 school year following completion of the newly built Williamstown-Waverly elementary in the nearby town of Williamstown. The closure of Waverly Elementary was met with resistance from some residents.

Library

As a result of the Waverly elementary closing, the Waverly library was also shut down. The land was being used by the library at the discretion of the Wood County Board of Education. On Friday, May 21, 2021, Brian Raitz of the Wood County library sent out an email letting patrons know that the library's collection would be given away for free. The remaining books were given away on Saturday, May 22. Waverly library closure email

It has been suggested that the land that both the school and library sit on will be given to the adjacent volunteer fire department, but this information has not yet been released to the public.

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