Circleville, West Virginia

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Circleville
Unincorporated community
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Circleville
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Circleville
Circleville (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°40′15″N79°29′28″W / 38.67083°N 79.49111°W / 38.67083; -79.49111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pendleton
Elevation
2,057 ft (627 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26804 [1]
GNIS feature ID1554138 [2]

Circleville is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. [2] Circleville was originally named Zirkleville after John Zirkle, who ran a dry goods store in the town. [3] [4] The old Circleville School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [5]

Circleville is located on West Virginia Route 28 along the North Fork of South Branch of the Potomac River at its confluence with Pike Gap and Bouses Runs.

In literature

In his 2001 book At Home in the Heart of Appalachia, John O'Brien refers to Circleville as a "lonely outpost in the ice-cold mountains." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Circleville ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Circleville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. 172.
  4. 1 2 O'Brien, John (2002). At Home in the Heart of Appalachia (2nd ed.). Anchor. p. 167.
  5. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.


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