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New Manchester (formerly Fairview and Pughtown) is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States. [2] It is located along West Virginia Route 8 northeast of New Cumberland near Tomlinson Run State Park. New Manchester was originally called Manchester and was platted in 1810. [3]
Slatyfork is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Slatyfork is located along U.S. Route 219 , 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north of Marlinton . A variant name was Laurel Bank.
Coalwood was founded by George Lafayette Carter in 1905. [1] He came on the back of a mule and eventually found rich seams of coal, and bought 20,000 acres (80 km 2).He constructed a mine, calling it the Carter Coal Company and built offices, houses, a schoolhouse, the Carter Coal Company Store, a church and more.
Glenville is a town in and the county seat of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, [5] along the Little Kanawha River. The population was 1,128 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] It is the home of Glenville State University .
Genoa is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on West Virginia Route 152, 7 miles (11 km) south of Wayne and has a post office with ZIP code 25517. [2] The community is named for Genoa Reed, the daughter of a former postmaster, E. P. Reed. [3]
In 1887, the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway built yards and tracks in Ridgeley. In 1904, the West Virginia Central became the Western Maryland Railroad. The town developed as a blue collar community, many of whose residents worked for the railroad. For most of its history, it had been called alternately "St. Clairsville" or ...
St. George is an unincorporated community and former county seat of Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. [ 2 ] It is located on the Cheat River , where it is joined by Minear Run.
Varney, West Virginia (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 37°40′9″N 82°7′19″W / 37.66917°N 82.12194°W / 37.66917; -82