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West Virginia: County: Wyoming: Time zone: UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer : UTC-4 (EDT) ZIP codes: 24839. GNIS feature ID: 1554642 [1] Hanover is an unincorporated ...
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. [1] Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. [2]
Hanover County was the site of Civil War battles due to its location between Richmond and northern Virginia, including the Seven Days Battles of the Peninsula Campaign and Battle of Cold Harbor in 1864. [3] The incorporated town of Ashland is located within Hanover County.
Sissonville is located in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It was named after an early settler by the name of John Sisson. History shows the first known settler north of Fort Lee (now known as Charleston) was a man named Johnson who built a log cabin near the mouth of Tuppers Creek in 1802 and later built a grist mill in the area.
Hanover is located in northeastern Hanover County, south of the Pamunkey River, which forms the border with Caroline County. U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of the CDP, leading south 18 miles (29 km) to the center of Richmond and north 20 miles (32 km) to Bowling Green. Virginia State Route 54 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Ashland.
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,809. [1] Its county seat is Madison. [2] Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leading industries and chief agricultural products in Boone County include coal, lumber, natural gas, tobacco, and strawberries.
In 1863, West Virginia's counties were divided into civil townships, with the intention of encouraging local government. This proved impractical in the heavily rural state, and in 1872 the townships were converted into magisterial districts . [ 6 ]
Winfield is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, located along the Kanawha River. [5] The population was 2,397 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area .