Pikeside, West Virginia

Pikeside
Unincorporated community
Pikeside is located in West Virginia
Pikeside
Pikeside
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pikeside is located in the United States
Pikeside
Pikeside
Pikeside (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′03″N 77°59′21″W / 39.41750°N 77.98917°W / 39.41750; -77.98917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Elevation
[1]
515 ft (157 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555349[1]

Pikeside is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. Pikeside is situated along U.S. Route 11, approximately 3.4 miles south of Martinsburg.

The community was named for a turnpike near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pikeside, 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. 489.
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