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Stewartstown, West Virginia

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Stewartstown, West Virginia
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMonongalia
Elevation
1,263 ft (385 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1547412

Stewartstown is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

William Stewart and his wife Elizabeth Givens Stewart originally settled Stewardstown in 1771.[1] It lies in the region of Monongalia County, West Virginia known as The Forks of Cheat,[2] named because that is the area where the Cheat empties (forks) into the Monongahela River.

It is nestled close to the Cheat River off of US-119 right on a bend in the river.

There in 1775, Rev John Corbly[3][4] organized the Forks-of-the-Cheat Baptist Church,[5] the oldest continuously operating church in West Virginia.

References

  1. ^ Historical Marker, "Waymaker.com", retrieved 4 Sep 2012
  2. ^ Hallie Chillag Dunlap, Forks of Cheat, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012
  3. ^ Corbly Family Massacre
  4. ^ John Corbley Farm
  5. ^ Joseph C. Gluck, Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012


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