South Buckhannon | |
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Coordinates: 38°58′55″N80°13′16″W / 38.98194°N 80.22111°W Coordinates: 38°58′55″N80°13′16″W / 38.98194°N 80.22111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Upshur |
Elevation | 1,434 ft (437 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1696781 [1] |
South Buckhannon is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.
Upshur County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,254. Its county seat is Buckhannon. The county was formed in 1851 from Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis counties and named for Abel Parker Upshur, a distinguished statesman and jurist of Virginia. Upshur served as United States Secretary of State and Secretary of the Navy under President John Tyler.
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,639 at the 2010 census. The city is located 60 miles southwest of Morgantown, WV, 115 miles northeast from the capital city of Charleston, 140 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and 260 miles west of Washington, DC. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival, held annually during the third week of May.
The Buckhannon River is a 45.4-mile-long (73.1 km) tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 309 square miles (800 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It provides drinking water for much of Upshur County.
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Alton is an unincorporated community on the Buckhannon River in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.
French Creek is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.
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WVPW is a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving Central West Virginia. WVPW is owned and operated by West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority.
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Buckhannon-Upshur High School (B-UHS) is a high school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States with approximately 1,100 students. It is located at 270 B-U Drive, about two miles south of Buckhannon city limits. The school offers grades 9-12, and serves all of Upshur County with some students from surrounding counties. Mr. Jonathan Pollock serves as principal of Buckhannon-Upshur High School.
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Alexander is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Alexander is located on County Route 11 and the Buckhannon River 14.6 miles (23.5 km) south of Buckhannon. The coal hauling Beech Mountain Railroad (BEEM) also runs through and interchanges with the Appalachian and Ohio Railroad (A&O) in Alexander.
The Record Delta is a newspaper serving Buckhannon, West Virginia, and surrounding Upshur County. Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, it has a circulation of 3,475 and is owned by News Media Corporation.
Chris Phillips is an American politician who was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 2018 as a Republican. He represents District 47.