Levels, West Virginia

Levels
Levels
Unincorporated community
	Levels United Methodist Church
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hampshire
Population (2000)
• Total	147
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25431
GNIS feature ID	1541801

Levels is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Levels community has a population of 147.^[2] It is home to John J. Cornwell Elementary School.

The community was so named on account of the relatively level original town site.^[3] Levels was originally known as Levels Cross Roads because of its location at the intersection of four roads in north-central Hampshire County: Bright's Hollow Road (County Route 5/5) north to Okonoko, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (County Route 3/3) southeast to Slanesville, Jersey Mountain Road (County Route 5) south to Romney, and Frenches Station Road (County Route 5/7) northwest to South Branch Depot.

Notable residents

Howard Llewellyn Swisher (1870–1945), American businessperson, real estate developer, and historian

Churches

Church of the Brethren
- Capon Chapel Church of the Brethren, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (CR 3/3)
- Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)
Methodist
- Levels United Methodist Church, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Levels, West Virginia
^ Levels, West Virginia ZIP code profile, DownloadZIPCode.com. Accessed 2008-01-19.
^ 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. 369.

External links

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Levels, West Virginia

[2] Levels, West Virginia ZIP code profile, DownloadZIPCode.com. Accessed 2008-01-19.

[3] 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. 369.

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