Johnsons Mill, West Virginia

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Johnsons Mill
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Johnsons Mill
Johnsons Mill (the US)
Coordinates: 39°34′9″N78°11′58″W / 39.56917°N 78.19944°W / 39.56917; -78.19944 Coordinates: 39°34′9″N78°11′58″W / 39.56917°N 78.19944°W / 39.56917; -78.19944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Morgan
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
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GNIS feature ID 1554822 [1]

Johnsons Mill is an unincorporated community in eastern Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia on Johnson's Mill Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 26). It is centrally located between three other small rural hamlets along Sleepy Creek and is named for the "Johnson's Mill" that once operated here.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Morgan County, West Virginia County in the United States

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,541. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county was formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named in honor of General Daniel Morgan, prominent soldier of the American Revolutionary War.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

Smith Crossroads on Winchester Grade Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 13) is to its west by way of Autumn Acres Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 26), New Hope is to its north by way of Spohr's Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 8), and Duckwall is located to its east on Johnson's Mill Road along the western flanks of Sleepy Creek Mountain.

Smith Crossroads, West Virginia Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Smith Crossroads is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. The hamlet lies at the crossroads of the Winchester Grade Road with County Routes 26 and 13/1. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Smith Crossroads has also been referred to as Smiths Corners, Smiths Cross Roads, and Smiths Forks.

New Hope, Morgan County, West Virginia Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

New Hope is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. New Hope lies at the confluence of Yellow Spring Run and Sleepy Creek.

Duckwall, West Virginia Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Duckwall is an unincorporated community in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located along Sleepy Creek east of Johnsons Mill.

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