Ganotown, West Virginia

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Ganotown
Unincorporated community
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Ganotown
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Ganotown
Ganotown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°24′14″N78°08′58″W / 39.40389°N 78.14944°W / 39.40389; -78.14944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Berkeley
Elevation
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545 ft (166 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554526 [1]

Ganotown is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the crossroads of County Routes 7 and 7/19.

The community was named after the local Gano family. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ganotown, 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. 259.


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