Morgan County, West Virginia Morgan County, West Virginia Bath (Berkeley Springs) is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is incorporated as Bath, but is referred to by the name of its post office, Berkeley Springs. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 663. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bath (Berkeley Springs), West Virginia"
Berkeley Springs State Park is a state park located in the center of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. The centerpiece of this park are the spa facilities. Water flows from natural mineral springs at a constant temperature of 74.3 degrees. These waters are currently and historically billed as having medicinal or restorative powers. Native peoples visited these springs as did George Washington. The park is operated by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berkeley Springs State Park"
Berryville is a former independent community in Morgan County, West Virginia. Located south of downtown Berkeley Springs, Berryville sprouted up along US 522 at the beginning of the 20th century; first as a farming community and then as a residential extension of a growing Berkeley Springs. It remains outside the Bath town limits. Berryville includes Berkeley Springs High School, Widmyer Elementary School, and Greenway Cemetery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Berryville, West Virginia"
Burnt Factory is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia north of Berkeley Springs. It is located along Sand Mine Road (CR 38/1) off of Hancock Road ( US 522) and is the site of the U.S. Silica Company's Berkeley Springs plant. U.S. Silica is a leading producer of high quality ground and unground silica sand, kaolin clay, and aplite. These materials are mostly extracted from Warm Spring Ridge directly across US 522 from the facility in Burnt Factory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Burnt Factory, West Virginia"
Cacapon Mountain runs northwest through Morgan and Hampshire counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,618 feet (798 m) above sea-level at High Point. Cacapon Mountain is a folded mountain ridge, belonging to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Province. Cacapon Mountain spans 16 miles (26 km) NNE to the Potomac River near Great Cacapon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cacapon Mountain"
Cacapon Resort State Park received its name from being located in the shadows of the wide expanse of Cacapon Mountain. This mountain is the highest peak in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia reaching an elevation of 2,300 feet. The Cacapon River parallels the mountain in a meandering route beneath the mountain's western slope. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cacapon Resort State Park"
The Cacapon River, located in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region, is a beautiful and scenic river known for its outstanding fishing, boating, wildlife, and scenery. As part of the Potomac River watershed, it is an American Heritage River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cacapon River"
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Campbells is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia along the old Western Maryland Railroad line on the Potomac River. Campbells is accessible by way of Doe Gulley Lane (CR 18/2) from Doe Gully to its east. Because of its past function as a station on the railroad, Campbells is a popular railfan site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Campbells, West Virginia"
Cherry Run is a small meandering stream that forms the northern section of the boundary between Morgan and Berkeley Counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. While it is mostly non-navigable, Cherry Run provides many pools of varying depths for fishing and swimming. As a tributary of the Potomac River, Cherry Run is part of the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherry Run"
Cherry Run is a small unincorporated hamlet located along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline on the Potomac River in Morgan County, West Virginia. The community is named for the stream, Cherry Run, that meets the Potomac in its vicinity. It was originally known as Cherry Run Depot because of the important interchange between the B&O and the Western Maryland Railroad there. Across the Potomac from Cherry Run lies Big Pool on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cherry Run, West Virginia"
Doe Gully is an unincorporated community along the Potomac River in Morgan County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Located along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad where it bisects a bend in the Potomac by way of the Randolph Tunnel, Doe Gully is only accessible by way of Doe Gulley Lane ( County Route 18/2) from Orleans Road (County Route 18/1). It is located southwest of Orleans Cross Roads. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park crosses the Potomac River onto the West Virginia side to Doe Gulley's west and it also lies directly across the river from it. Like most of the old B&O railroad stations and their communities, Doe Gully is popular with railfans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doe Gully, West Virginia"
Duckwall is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located along Sleepy Creek east of Johnsons Mill. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duckwall, West Virginia"
The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. It comprises the following counties: ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia"
Great Cacapon is an unincorporated hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. According to the 2000 census, the Great Cacapon community has a population of 1,379 ** . ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Cacapon, West Virginia"
Green Ridge is a now uninhabited railroad community in Morgan County, West Virginia on the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline where the Western Maryland Railroad crosses the Potomac River from the Stickpike Tunnel in Maryland. Green Ridge was originally known as Baird and was an operating station on the B&O. Today, it is located within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. A stretch of the Western Maryland's Right-of-Way from Green Ridge to Jerome is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ...more on Wikipedia about "Green Ridge, West Virginia"
Greenwood is an unincorporated community in southeastern Morgan County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. ...more on Wikipedia about "Greenwood, West Virginia"
Hancock is an unincorporated hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located off of Hancock Road ( US 522) on River Road ( County Route 1) along the Potomac River north of Berkeley Springs. Originally known as Brosius, its post office's name was changed to Hancock in 1948 to reflect its location on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline across the river from Hancock, Maryland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hancock, West Virginia"
Hansrote is an unincorporated village in Morgan County, West Virginia located along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline on the Potomac River. Hansrote is northeast of Magnolia and southwest of Doe Gully. Stuart Tunnel connected Hansrote and Magnolia by railroad, but today Hansrote is accessible by way of Hansrote Road (CR 12/2) from Magnolia Road (CR 12). It is a popular location with railfans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hansrote, West Virginia"
Holton is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Morgan County, West Virginia. Holton lies on Martinsburg Road ( WV 9) at its junction with Cherry Run Road (CR 5) along Cherry Run and the Berkeley County line. ...more on Wikipedia about "Holton, West Virginia"
Jerome is an uninhabited community along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is located entirely within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park on the Potomac River. Jerome is also the site of a stretch of the Western Maryland Railroad Right-of-Way from milepost 126 to milepost 160 listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jerome, West Virginia"
Jimtown is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia. Because of its close proximity to the north of the Town of Bath (Berkeley Springs) limits, Jimtown is generally considered a neighborhood of Berkeley Springs. The community is also referred to as Jimstown. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jimtown, Morgan County, West Virginia" Things Go Better with http://www.shortopedia.com.
Johnsons Mill is an unincorporated community in eastern Morgan County, West Virginia on Johnson's Mill Road ( County Route 26). It is centrally located between three other small rural hamlets along Sleepy Creek and is named for the "Johnson's Mill" that once operated here. ...more on Wikipedia about "Johnsons Mill, West Virginia"
Largent is an unincorporated village in Morgan County and partly Hampshire County in West Virginia. Largent is located on the Cacapon River, about 18 miles southwest of Berkeley Springs along Cacapon Road ( WV 9). Its post office was in operation from 1906 until the 1950s. Residences and businesses in Largent are currently serviced by Paw Paw's post office, therefore, bearing Paw Paw addresses. ...more on Wikipedia about "Largent, West Virginia"
Lineburg is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Lineburg lies on the western flanks of Sideling Hill on the Turkey Foot Bend of the Potomac River. The community originally served as a station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, but has since become a location for vacationing weekenders from the Washington, D.C. area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lineburg, West Virginia"
List of communities in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, arranged in alphabetical order. Incorporated municipalities are listed in bold. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of communities in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia"
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