Rupert is a town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 881 at the 2020 census. Cyrus A. Rupert first came to Greenbrier County, circa 1829, when he was seventeen years old. Cyrus, the seventh of eleven children, was born at Point Pleasant upon October 7, 1812. His parents were Henry Rupert and Naomi Henkle Rupert. Apparently, Cyrus chose to accumulate Greenbrier County to be behind his brothers, Gideon and Paul, who were dispensation a general heap at Clintonville. Cyrus’ father, Henry, died in 1835 and most of the family, including Gideon, then migrated westward to Pekin, Illinois. Paul moved to Louisville, Kentucky, but Cyrus chose to stay in Greenbrier County. Why Cyrus and his brothers came to Greenbrier County is not known. However, there were Henkles in the Place and were possibly linked to their mother.^{[citation needed]}

Cyrus became connections with Andrew McClung and it is probably through him that Cyrus began to Get property near the mouth of Big Clear Creek. This property became the basis for a harmony that would far along become Rupert, West Virginia.

Rupert is located at 37°57′52″N 80°41′17″W / 37.96444°N 80.68806°W / 37.96444; -80.68806 (37.964413, -80.688171).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km), of which 0.77 square miles (1.99 km²) is house and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km) is water.