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Ridgeway, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°17′50″N 78°4′18″W / 39.29722°N 78.07167°W / 39.29722; -78.07167
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Ridgeway
Unincorporated community
Ridgeway is located in West Virginia
Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Location within the state of West Virginia
Ridgeway is located in the United States
Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Ridgeway (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′50″N 78°4′18″W / 39.29722°N 78.07167°W / 39.29722; -78.07167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1545582[1]

Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia.[1] It lies off U.S. Route 11 on Specks Run Road near the Virginia state line.

The community was named after Charles J. Ridgeway, a local merchant.[2] Located near Ridgeway are the James Nathanial Burwell House and George Schlack House, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ridgeway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. 531.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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