Ganotown, West Virginia

Ganotown
Unincorporated community
Ganotown is located in West Virginia
Ganotown
Ganotown
Location within the state of West Virginia
Ganotown is located in the United States
Ganotown
Ganotown
Ganotown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°24′14″N 78°08′58″W / 39.40389°N 78.14944°W / 39.40389; -78.14944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Elevation
[1]
545 ft (166 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554526[1]

Ganotown is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is located at the crossroads of County Routes 7 and 7/19.

The community was named after the local Gano family.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ganotown, 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. 259.


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