Stanley | |
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  Stanley Location within the state of West Virginia  Stanley Stanley (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′31″N80°53′31″W / 39.30861°N 80.89194°W Coordinates: 39°18′31″N80°53′31″W / 39.30861°N 80.89194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ritchie |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1555701 [1] |
Stanley is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
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.
Harrisville is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Ritchie County. Harrisville is located at the junction of State Routes 31 and 16, five miles south of U.S. 50. Within the community are an elementary school, the county board of education, many businesses, three banks, a library, offices of the Ritchie Gazette and The Pennsboro News, a municipal park, and North Bend Golf Course. North Bend Lake and North Bend State Park are located just outside town limits. Municipal elections are held every two years.
West Virginia's 1st congressional district is located in the northern part of the state. It is the most regularly drawn of the state's three districts.
Romeo Hoyt Freer was an American attorney, soldier turned pacifist, judge and politician. A Republican, Freer served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives representing West Virginia's 4th congressional district (1899–1901) and was Attorney General of West Virginia (1901–1905).
Jacob Beeson Blair was a U.S. Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia, and later a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Berea is an unincorporated community in southeastern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 74 southeast of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County. Its elevation is 751 feet (229 m). Although it is unincorporated nor has a post office, the ZIP code is 26327. Postal customers are serviced by the Harrisville and Auburn post offices.
Smithville is an unincorporated community in southern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 47 south of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County. Its elevation is 686 feet (209 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 26178.
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. Its elevation is 653 feet (199 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 26148.
Hughes River Wildlife Management Area is located in Wirt County and Ritchie County near Parkersburg, West Virginia. Located on 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) that border both the Little Kanawha River and the Hughes River. The WMA terrain varies from river bottom to steep hillsides covered with second growth oak-hickory hardwood stands and younger pine-hardwood woodlots.
Ritchie Mines Wildlife Management Area, is located near Smithville, West Virginia in Ritchie County. Ritchie Mines WMA is located on 2,300 acres (930 ha) of rugged, hilly woodlands.
Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area is located near Parkersburg, West Virginia in Wood and Ritchie counties. Sand Hill WMA is located on 1,987 acres (804 ha) of rugged, hilly oak-hickory woodlands interspersed with timber, oil and gas development sites.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Ritchie County, West Virginia.
Burnt House is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Burnt House is located on West Virginia Route 47 and Grassy Run, 11.8 miles (19.0 km) south-southeast of Harrisville. The Burnt House Post Office closed 5/23/1986.
Hazelgreen is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Hazelgreen is located along County Route 19 and Spruce Creek, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south-southeast of Harrisville. Hazelgreen had a post office, which closed on May 13, 1995.
Mountain is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Mountain is located in extreme northeastern Ritchie County along West Virginia Route 74 and the Hughes River, 6.2 miles (10.0 km) north-northeast of Pennsboro. The community was known as Mole Hill prior to 1949, when residents requested that the name be changed to Mountain as part of a publicity stunt to literally make a mountain out of a molehill. Despite the name, there is no mountain in or even visible from the community. The post office ultimately closed on November 9, 2002.
Highland is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Highland is located on Bonds Creek and County Route 1, 4.65 miles (7.48 km) west-northwest of Pennsboro.
Mahone is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Mahone is located on West Virginia Route 16, 7 miles (11 km) south of Harrisville.
Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
Lawford is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
The 1912 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1912, as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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