Macfarlan, West Virginia

Macfarlan
Macfarlan
	Unincorporated community
	Macfarlan Location within the state of West Virginia Macfarlan Macfarlan (the US)
	Coordinates: 39°4′40″N81°11′55″W / 39.07778°N 81.19861°W Coordinates: 39°4′40″N81°11′55″W / 39.07778°N 81.19861°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ritchie
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26148

Last updated April 21, 2019

Macfarlan (also MacFarlan) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 47 southwest of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County.^[1] Its elevation is 653 feet (199 m).^[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26148.^[3]

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.

Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,449. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie.

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States that is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

The community was named after a pioneer named by Macfarlan whose party was attacked by Indians near the town site.^[4]

The community is the inspiration for the 1897 piano solo by Wirt W. Cain, Macfarlan Waltz. ^[5]

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References

↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macfarlan, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.
↑ Zip Code Lookup
↑ 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. 393.
↑ "McFarlan Matters" Ritchie Gazette June 22, 1899

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[1] Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macfarlan, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.

[3] Zip Code Lookup

[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. 393.

[5] "McFarlan Matters" Ritchie Gazette June 22, 1899

v t e Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Harrisville
City	Pennsboro	Ritchie County map
Towns	Auburn Cairo Ellenboro Harrisville Pullman
Unincorporated communities	Beatrice Beech Grove Berea Brohard Burnt House Cantwell Chevaux De Frise Cisco Cokeleys Cornwallis Dutchman Eva Five Forks Fonzo Girta Goffs Hartley Holbrook Hazelgreen Highland Lamberton Lawford Macfarlan Mahone Mountain Petroleum Pew Hill Pike Prunty Racket‡ Racy Riddle Riverside Rusk Rutherford Six Hill Slab Smithville Stanley Toll Gate Thursday Trilby Washburn White Oak
Ghost towns	Admiral Iris
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Macfarlan
Unincorporated community
Macfarlan Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Macfarlan Macfarlan (the US) Show map of the US
Coordinates: 39°4′40″N81°11′55″W / 39.07778°N 81.19861°W / 39.07778; -81.19861 Coordinates: 39°4′40″N81°11′55″W / 39.07778°N 81.19861°W / 39.07778; -81.19861
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ritchie
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	26148