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Omps, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°30′24″N 78°17′21″W / 39.50667°N 78.28917°W / 39.50667; -78.28917
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Omps
Unincorporated community
Omps is located in West Virginia
Omps
Omps
Location within the state of West Virginia
Omps is located in the United States
Omps
Omps
Omps (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°30′24″N 78°17′21″W / 39.50667°N 78.28917°W / 39.50667; -78.28917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMorgan
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1544404[1]

Omps is an unincorporated community that lies along U.S. Route 522 in Morgan County, West Virginia, USA. Omps previously had a post office that operated between 1887 and 1973.

The community was named after one Mr. Omps, an original owner of the town site.[2]

Attractions

Omps features the entrance to the Cacapon Resort State Park. It has proximity to a number of other notable locations, such as Berkeley Springs.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omps, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 459.


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