Morgan County, West Virginia Morgan County, West Virginia This is a complete list of historic sites in Morgan County, West Virginia. NRHP refers to whether the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Morgan County Historic Sites"
This is a complete list of routes in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States. Green: WV Secondary (County) Routes. Turquoise: WV State Routes. Gold: US Routes. Blue: Residential Routes. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Morgan County, WV County Routes"
Magnolia is an unincorporated hamlet northeast of Paw Paw in Morgan County, West Virginia on the Potomac River. Magnolia is located along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline and east of where the Western Maryland Railroad crosses the Potomac, bypassing a series of bends in the river. As a depot and water station on the B&O, Magnolia has been known by a number of names including Magnolia Dale, Magnolia Vale, and sometimes as Water Station Number 12 on the railroad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Magnolia, West Virginia"
Meadow Branch is a tributary stream of Sleepy Creek in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle region. Meadow Branch's source lies between Sleepy Creek Mountain (1,905 feet) and Third Hill Mountain (2,172 feet) near Locks-of-the-Mountain in Berkeley County. Meadow Branch continues between the two mountains northward through the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area where it joins Roaring Run. Meadow Branch is dammed to form Sleepy Creek Lake, a 205 acre impoundment. The stream flows into Morgan County where it meanders through the steep valley created at the northern ends of both Sleepy Creek and Third Hill Mountains. From the valley, Meadow Branch parallels West Virginia State Route 9 and empties into Sleepy Creek in Spruce Pine Hollow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meadow Branch"
Morgan County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. As of 2000, the population is 14,943. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs 6. Morgan County was formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named in honor of General Daniel Morgan, prominent soldier of the American Revolutionary War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Morgan County, West Virginia"
Mount Trimble is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Mount Trimble is situated around the crossroads at Michael's Chapel near the confluence of Sleepy Creek and Meadow Branch. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mount Trimble, West Virginia"
New Hope is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. New Hope lies at the confluence of Yellow Spring Run and Sleepy Creek. ...more on Wikipedia about "New Hope, Morgan County, West Virginia"
North Berkeley is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The community lies between the Town of Bath (Berkeley Springs) limits and Jimtown. Like Jimstown, North Berkeley does not lie within the limits of Berkeley Springs proper, but it is generally considered a neighborhood of the town. The community is the site of the North Berkeley Primary School. ...more on Wikipedia about "North Berkeley, West Virginia"
Oakland is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is located along Virginia Line Road (CR 8) north of Unger and south of Stotlers Crossroads. Oakland is connected to Valley Road ( US 522) by County Route 26 (Oakland and Morton Grove Roads). ...more on Wikipedia about "Oakland, West Virginia"
Omps is an unincorporated community that lies along U.S. Highway 522 in Morgan County, West Virginia. Omps previously had its own post office in operation between 1887 to 1973. ...more on Wikipedia about "Omps, West Virginia"
Orleans Cross Roads is an unincorporated hamlet that lies on the western flanks of Sideling Hill on the Potomac River in Morgan County, West Virginia. To its south, Rockwell Run, a mountain stream fed by springs, empties into the Potomac. Orleans Cross Roads lies along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad directly across the river from Little Orleans. It is accessible by way of Orleans Road (CR 18/1) from Cacapon Road ( WV 9) via Detour Road (CR 18). ...more on Wikipedia about "Orleans Cross Roads, West Virginia"
Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, West Virginia serves grades 7 through 12 with approximately 100 students enrolled and over 20 faculty members. It is one of the two high schools in Morgan County along with Berkeley Springs High School in Berkeley Springs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paw Paw High School"
Paw Paw is a town located in Morgan County, West Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 524. The town is known for the nearby Paw Paw Tunnel. Paw Paw was incorporated by the Circuit Court of Morgan County on April 8, 1891 and named for the paw paw, a wild fruit which formerly grew in abundance throughout this region. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paw Paw, West Virginia"
Redrock Crossing is an unincorporated community on the Potomac River in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Redrock Crossing lies on River Road (County Route 1) between the communities of Hancock and Sleepy Creek. ...more on Wikipedia about "Redrock Crossing, West Virginia" Are you ready for http://www.shortopedia.com? shortopedia
Ridersville is an unincorporated community between Berkeley Springs and Stohrs Crossroads along Martinsburg Road ( WV 9) in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is located on Pious Ridge (804 feet) where Pious Ridge Road (CR 4) and Peter Yost Road (CR 9/8) intersect with WV 9. Ridersville sprang up in the 19th century as a small farming community along the Martinsburg Road with a general store. It had its own operating post office until it was closed in 1903 due to the community's close proximity to Berkeley Springs. During its period as an independent agrarian town, it was known as Friendship, Rider Store, Riderville, and finally as Ridersville. Today, it is merely a growing residential area of Berkeley Springs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ridersville, West Virginia"
Ridge is an unincorporated hamlet in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is located along Valley Road ( US 522) at its intersection with Fish Hatchery Road (CR 38/10) near the Frederick County, Virginia line. Sleepy Creek and Timber Ridge lie to its east with Warm Springs Ridge lying to its west. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ridge, West Virginia"
Rock Gap is an unincorporated community along Valley Road ( U.S. Highway 522) in Morgan County, West Virginia, USA. It is located between Omps to its south and Berkeley Springs to its north. Situated between Warm Springs Ridge (1,086 feet) to its west and Timber Ridge (1,355 feet) to its east, Rock Gap takes its name from the "Rock Gap" in Warm Spring Ridge, carved out by Rock Gap Run, a tributary stream of Sleepy Creek. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rock Gap, West Virginia"
Sideling Hill is part of the Appalachian Mountains, specifically the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians. It crosses West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. It rises to its highest elevation of 2,021 feet (616 m) in Morgan County, West Virginia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sideling Hill"
Sir Johns Run is an unincorporated hamlet at the mouth of Sir Johns Run on the Potomac River in Morgan County, West Virginia northwest of Berkeley Springs. It is bound to its west by the Widmeyer Wildlife Management Area and to its east by Warm Springs Ridge (1,086 feet). While Sir Johns Run was once an operating station on the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline as an early passenger station for Berkeley Springs, it is primarily a residential community of Berkeley Springs accessible by Sir Johns Run Road (County Route 3). Sir Johns Run had its own post office in operation from 1850 to 1938. Today, the stream and its namesake hamlet are a site on the Washington Heritage Trail. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sir Johns Run, West Virginia"
Sleepy Creek is a tributary of the Potomac River in the United States, belonging to the Chesapeake Bay's watershed. Sleepy Creek's source lies near the Hampshire County, West Virginia border at Good, north of Virginia State Highway 127 in Frederick County, Virginia. From Frederick, Sleep Creek flows north through Morgan County, West Virginia where it drains into the Potomac at the community of Sleepy Creek on the old Baltimore & Ohio Railroad mainline. While Sleepy Creek Lake is a part of the Sleepy Creek watershed, it is an impoundment of its tributary, Meadow Branch, in Berkeley County and not of Sleepy Creek itself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sleepy Creek"
Sleepy Creek Mountain forms the border between Morgan and Berkeley Counties. Together with Third Hill Mountain, the two mountains contain between them Sleepy Creek Lake and the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management Area. Sleepy Creek and Third Hill Mountains are distinctive for their height in the relatively level terrain of the far Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sleepy Creek Mountain" Simply http://www.shortopedia.com!
Sleepy Creek is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia on the Potomac River at the mouth of Sleepy Creek. By 1860, Sleepy Creek had a post office and functioned as an important station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sleepy Creek, West Virginia"
Smith Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The hamlet lies at the crossroads of the Winchester Grade Road (County Route 13) with County Routes 26 and 13/1. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Smith Crossroads has also been referred to as Smiths Corners, Smiths Cross Roads, and Smiths Forks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Smith Crossroads, West Virginia"
Spring Gap Mountain runs southwest northeast through Morgan and Hampshire counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, rising to its greatest elevation of 2,237 feet (681 m) above sea-level north of "Spring Gap", from which the mountain takes its name. The gap is the source for Dug Hill Run, a tributary stream of the Little Cacapon River. ...more on Wikipedia about "Spring Gap Mountain"
Stohrs Crossroads is an unincorporated community along Martinsburg Road ( WV 9) to the west of Sleepy Creek in Morgan County, West Virginia. Originally named Spohrs Cross Roads for the Spohr family, its name was eventually changed over the 19th century to "Stohrs". ...more on Wikipedia about "Stohrs Crossroads, West Virginia"
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