Berkeley, West Virginia
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Berkeley | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′11″N 77°55′38″W / 39.50306°N 77.92722°W | |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
State | West Virginia |
County | Berkeley |
Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1553866[1] |
Berkeley is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community began as Berkeley Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line, but its name has since been shortened to Berkeley as it has become more of a bedroom community.
The community most likely takes its name from Berkeley County.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berkeley, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 109.
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