Huntersville, West Virginia

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Huntersville
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Huntersville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°11′19″N80°0′58″W / 38.18861°N 80.01611°W / 38.18861; -80.01611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Area
[1]
  Total
1.131 sq mi (2.93 km2)
  Land1.131 sq mi (2.93 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
68
  Density60/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Huntersville is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States in the Alleghany Mountains. As of the 2020 census, its population was 68 (down from 73 at the 2010 census). [2] [3] It is located six miles east of Marlinton and four miles west of Minnehaha Springs. Huntersville received its name because it was a rendezvous for trappers and hunters who came to trade pelts for supplies. [4] It served as the county seat of Pocahontas County until 1891 when the county's residents voted to move the seat to Marlinton. A local newspaper called The Pocahontas Times is distributed in the area.

Huntersville has many sporting opportunities. Because of its proximity to Knapps Creek flowing nearby, fishermen can catch trout, bass, sun perch, and other fish. Native brook trout streams are also tucked away in quiet places close to the town. Hunting is a big tradition that still lives on in this community because of the vast stretches of Monongahela National Forest that borders the town.

The Huntersville Presbyterian Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [5]

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "Census Bureau profile: Huntsville CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. 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. 318.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.