Roneys Point, West Virginia

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Roneys Point
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Stone Tavern at Roney's Point, early nineteenth century
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Roneys Point
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Roneys Point
Roneys Point (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°4′25″N80°35′59″W / 40.07361°N 80.59972°W / 40.07361; -80.59972
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ohio
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1560599 [1]

Roneys Point is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. Roneys Point is located along Little Wheeling Creek on the National Road (U.S. Route 40) between Point Mills and Valley Camp. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Roney's point most likely was named for an early settler with the surname Roney (first name unknown). [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roneys Point, 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. 541.