🏛 Landmarks & buildings
West Virginia Penitentiary
decommissioned prison in Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S.
🇺🇸 United States · 39.9165, -80.7424
West Virginia Penitentiary is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Episode 9 of season 1 was filmed in Moundsville, West Virginia, at the West Virginia State Penitentiary.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names West Virginia Penitentiary as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Mindhunter 2017–2019
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Out of the Furnace
2013
“Prison scenes were filmed in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, at the former State Penitentiary in Moundsville.” Wikipedia
Named here by West Virginia Penitentiary’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at West Virginia Penitentiary, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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“While the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio was used for the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption, the showrunners of Castle Rock instead chose the West Virginia Penitentiary because of their desire to make the town around Shawshank more visible.” Wikipedia
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Mindhunter 2017–2019
“External shots of the penitentiary were used for Season 1 Episode 4 of the Netflix Original Series Mindhunter.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏙 Towns & cities
Wheeling
🇺🇸 United States
city and seat county of Ohio County, West Virginia, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Moundsville
🇺🇸 United States
city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States
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🛣 Streets & squares
B & O Railroad Viaduct
🇺🇸 United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Bellaire
🇺🇸 United States
village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Benwood
🇺🇸 United States
city in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Martins Ferry
🇺🇸 United States
city in Belmont County, Ohio, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at West Virginia Penitentiary?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at West Virginia Penitentiary, including Mindhunter (2017–2019) and Out of the Furnace (2013). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at West Virginia Penitentiary?
Mindhunter (2017–2019), covered by 39 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is West Virginia Penitentiary?
West Virginia Penitentiary is in United States, at 39.9165, -80.7424.
What other filming locations are near West Virginia Penitentiary?
Wheeling, Moundsville, B & O Railroad Viaduct, Bellaire and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant), CC BY-SA 2.5.