Pikeside, West Virginia

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Pikeside
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Pikeside
Pikeside (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′03″N77°59′21″W / 39.41750°N 77.98917°W / 39.41750; -77.98917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Berkeley
Elevation
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515 ft (157 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555349 [1]

Pikeside is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. Pikeside is situated along U.S. Route 11, approximately 3.4 miles south of Martinsburg.

The community was named for a turnpike near the original town site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikeside, 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. 489.