Sycamore, West Virginia | |
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  Sycamore Location within the state of West Virginia  Sycamore Sycamore (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′7″N81°5′43″W / 38.83528°N 81.09528°W Coordinates: 38°50′7″N81°5′43″W / 38.83528°N 81.09528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Calhoun |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1555772 [1] |
Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
Calhoun County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,627. Its county seat is Grantsville. The county was founded in 1856 and named for South Carolina politician John C. Calhoun.
Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, and possibly extreme southern Quebec. It is usually called sycamore in North America, a name which can refer to other types of tree in other parts of the world.
Calhoun may refer to:
The Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, usually shortened to Sycamore Shoals, is a rocky stretch of river rapids along the Watauga River in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Archeological excavations have found Native Americans lived near the shoals since prehistoric times, and Cherokees gathered there. As Europeans began settling the Trans-Appalachian frontier, the shoals proved strategic militarily, as well as shaped the economies of Tennessee and Kentucky. Today, the shoals are protected as a National Historic Landmark and are maintained as part of Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park.
Sycamore is the common name for several different species of trees.
John M. Hamilton was a Democratic Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for West Virginia's 4th District; he served in the 62nd United States Congress from 1911 to 1913.
Orma is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, to the south of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 738 feet. It has a post office with the ZIP code 25268.
Mount Zion is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 to the south of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 1,132 feet. Mount Zion's ZIP code is 26151.
Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 5 northwest of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County, along the Little Kanawha River. Its elevation is 682 feet. It has a post office with the ZIP code 26136.
Annamoriah is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 5 to the west of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 994 feet. Their post office closed in 1988.
Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 to the north of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 1,106 feet (337 m). The Five Forks Post Office is closed.
Sycamore Dale is a 19th-century Greek Revival plantation house overlooking the South Branch Potomac River southwest of Romney, West Virginia. Sycamore Dale is one of several historic estates along South Branch River Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1980.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, West Virginia.
Rocksdale is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Rocksdale is located along County Route 9 at the confluence of the Henry Fork and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, site of now closed post office established in late 1800s with a country store, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east-northeast of Spencer.
Minnora is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Minnora is located on West Virginia Route 16 and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, 15 miles (24 km) south of Grantsville.
Pleasant Hill is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Pleasant Hill is located on West Virginia Route 16, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) northeast of Grantsville.
Sycamore is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Holden census-designated place.
Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Its post office is closed.
Sycamore, West Virginia may refer to:
The Webster Sycamore was an American sycamore in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Long recognized for its size, the Webster Sycamore was the largest living American sycamore tree in West Virginia until its felling in 2010. The tree stood approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Webster Springs in Webster County, in a moist flood plain along the banks of the Back Fork Elk River, a tributary stream of the Elk River.
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