Frame, West Virginia | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 38°30′15″N81°28′33″W / 38.50417°N 81.47583°W Coordinates: 38°30′15″N81°28′33″W / 38.50417°N 81.47583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Elevation | 686 ft (209 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1539214 [1] |
Frame is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
The community was named after a local blacksmith with the surname Frame. [2]
Shenandoah Junction is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. As of the 2010 census, Shenandoah Junction had a population of 703. It is located between Kearneysville and Charles Town off WV 9. Shenandoah Junction is home to Jefferson High School and West Virginia's oldest surviving wood frame structure, the Peter Burr House, built around 1751. The land where Shenandoah Junction was built was part of the 392 acres (1.59 km2) granted by Lord Fairfax to Lewis Neil. The town was originally called Neil's, but the name was changed to Shenandoah Junction in 1881.
Odd is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Tommy Creek.
Johnsontown is an unincorporated community at the junction of West Virginia Route 9 and Camp Frame Road along Tilhance Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The town was originally named Soho by settlers after Soho in London's West End. Its name was later changed to Johnstontown and finally Johnsontown.
Frametown is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. While the heart of Frametown itself is rather small, there is a large sprawling area that considers itself to be part of the Frametown community. This is due to the large range of the United States Postal Service ZIP Code 26623 which covers the immediate area.
Emmons is an unincorporated community located on the Big Coal River in Boone and Kanawha counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Jay Rockefeller's political affiliation with West Virginia began in 1964-1965 while he served as a VISTA volunteer in Emmons.
The following is a set–index article, providing a list of lists, for the cities, towns and villages within the jurisdictional United States. It is divided, alphabetically, according to the state, territory, or district name in which they are located.
The Captain David Pugh House is a historic 19th-century Federal-style residence on the Cacapon River in the unincorporated community of Hooks Mills in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is also known by its current farm name, Riversdell. It is a 2+1⁄2-story frame dwelling built in 1835. It sits on a stone foundation and has a 2+1⁄2-story addition built in 1910. The front facade features a centered porch with shed roof supported by two Tuscan order columns. The rear has a two-story, full-width porch recessed under the gable roof. Also on the property are a contributing spring house, shed, outhouse, and stone wall.
Orlando is an unincorporated community located in Braxton and Lewis counties, West Virginia, United States. It is located on Oil Creek, a tributary of the Little Kanawha River.
Quick is a small unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Indian Creek Road. The community is where Whitoak Fork and Blue Creek come together and meet. It is also where the abandoned railroad that follows Blue Creek joins the road, and follows it all the way to the community of Hitop, along Pond Fork. Its post office is closed.
Belva is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in west Nicholas County and north Fayette County, West Virginia, United States; while the CDP only includes the Nicholas County portion, the Fayette County portion is considered part of the community. The town is situated at the bottomland surrounding the convergence of Bells Creek with Twentymile Creek and, subsequently, Twenty Mile Creek with the Gauley River. Belva is also the location of the convergence of two state highways: West Virginia Route 16 and West Virginia Route 39.
Mount Nebo is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Nebo is located at the junction of West Virginia Route 41 and West Virginia Route 129 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Summersville. Mount Nebo has a post office with ZIP code 26679. Mount Nebo is the home of the Summersville Lake Lighthouse which was established on June 20, 2013. It is the only working lighthouse in the state of West Virginia. It is listed in the FAA Charts so it is an aeronautical navigational aid. Students from neighboring counties, the Nicholas County Career & Technical School and the Fayette Institute of Technology helped build the 122 steps and the lamp room frame. Two students were hired to help complete the Lighthouse and intern under Master Welders from Amick's Welding. More information on southsideofthelake.com The community was named after Mount Nebo, in West Asia.
Dickinson, also known as Quincy, is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Dickinson is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Belle. The community is served by U.S. Route 60.
Corton is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Corton is located on the Elk River and West Virginia Route 4, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Clendenin.
H. C. Ogden House, also known as the Wise-Ogden House, is a historic home located at Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. It was built in 1893, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, T-shaped, Queen Anne-style frame dwelling. It features a deep, full-width front porch with Doric order columns, a round tower with domed roof, and coursed wood shingles. The house has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 half-bath, 1 kitchen, and 9 additional rooms. The house was built for Herschel Coombs Ogden (1869-1943), a publisher, community leader, and businessman significant in the history of West Virginia.
Joplin is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is likely named after an early white settler in Kanawha County, James Jopling. In the early 19th century, Jopling purchased land alongside the creek later called Joplin Branch, a tributary of the Kanawha River. Many of Jopling's children and grandchildren lived along the creek near the family patriarch, and gave the community its name. James Jopling was described as "a man of powerful frame, and loved adventure. He was a noted trapper, hunter, and Indian fighter, and delighted in relating his narrow escapes and wonderful feats in woods life." Jopling also reportedly killed the last elk in the region, nearby on the Elk River.
Wickham is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Weir is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is called Falling Rock.
Legg is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Wevaco is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Yellow Spring Mill is a historic grist mill at the junction of West Virginia Route 259 and Cacapon River Road in Yellow Spring, West Virginia. The main building is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, clapboard siding, and a foundation of concrete and stone. A single-story ell extends to one side. The property includes as outbuildings two residential cottages and a storage shed, along with two mill ponds and related raceways. The mill was established about 1896, and remained in operation as an economic mainstay of the community until 1990.