Historic Hampshire County, WV
West Virginia's Oldest County

Hampshire County Place Names  (607 1/3/02)
  updated: 2/18/04


Sources: unmarked from USGS Gazateer
        (1) Hampshire Review p. 1; 2/8/1950 article on one teacher schools

    References marked as see "Review" are mostly references from articles in Hampshire History.
If you have documented references to other now unknown place names, feel free to share them with the web master.

Abernathy Run
Allen Run
Arnold Ford
Augusta
Augusta Elementary School
Augusta Post Office
Bache Post Office (historical)
Baker Mountain
Barnes Mill
Barnes Mills Post Office (historical)
Beall Spring
Bear Garden Mountain
Bear Garden Mountain
Bear Ridge
Bearwallow Creek
Beaver Run
Bell Hollow
Belt Post Office (histori
Bens Knob
Bens Knob Lookout Tower
Bethel Cemetery
Bethel Church [Rio]
Bethel Church [Augusta]
Bethel Church [Largent]
Bethel Schoolhouse (historical)
Bethesda Church (historical)
Big Hollow
Big Ridge
Big Run
Big Run
Bills Pond
Birch Hollow
Bird Ridge
Bitner Spring
Black Lick School (1) (historical)
Bloomery
Bloomery Magisterial Distric
Bloomery Post Office
Bloomery Presbyterian Church
Bloomery Run
Bloomery School (historical)
Blue Ford
Blues Beach
Boone Farms Lake Dam
Bore Spring
Bowers Run
Braddock School (historical)
Branch Mountain Methodist Church
Brights Hollow
Brights Hollow School (historical)
Broad Hollow
Broad Run
Broadway School (historic
Brushy Ridge
Brushy Run
Bryn School (historical) [Bryan]
Bubbling Spring [spring]
Bubbling Spring [place]
Buck Ridge
Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Gap Camp
Buffalo Gap Spring
Buffalo Run
Burg School (1) (historical)
Butchers Knob
Cacapehon
Cacapon Mountain
Cacapon Mountain
Cacapon River
Camp Green Briar
Camp Rim Rock
Camp Run [Augusta]
Camp Run [Burlington]
Camp Tall Timbers
Camp White Mountain
Camp White Rock
Capon Bridge
Capon Bridge Elementary School
Capon Bridge Junior High School
Capon Bridge Normal School (historical)
Capon Bridge Colored School (1) (historical)
Capon Bridge Post Office
Capon Bridge Public Library
Capon Chapel
Capon Chapel Cemetery
Capon Chapel Church of the Brethren
Capon Dry Run *(deL p40-D1)
Capon Lake
Capon Lake Farm Spring
Capon Magisterial Distric
Capon School
Capon Springs [place]
Capon Springs [spring]
Capon Springs Post Office
Capon Springs Run
Capon Springs Station (historical)
Castle Mountain
Castle Rock
Castle Run
Central School (historical)
Central United Methodist
Church
Cherry Hill
Chestnut Grove School (historical)
Chestnut Oak Ridge
Chimney Hollow
Chine Spring Knob
Chine Spring Knob
Christian Church
Church of Christ
Cleveland School (historical)
Cleveland School (historical)
Clifford Parker Spring
Cold Spring [Capon Spring]
Cold Spring [Yellow Spring]
Cold Stream [stream]
Cold Stream [place]
Cold Stream Post Office (historical)
Cold Stream Run Spring
Cold Stream School (historical)
Concord Post Office (historical)
Cooper Mountain
Corduroy Hollow
Core Run
Cornwell School [Levels]
Cornwell School (historical) [Springfield]
Craig Spring
Creekvale
Creekvale Post Office (historical)
Critton Post Office (historical)
Critton Run
Critton School (historical)
Crooked Run
Crooked Run
Crooked Run
Crooked Run Lake Dam
Daisy Baker Spring
Darbys Nose
Davey School (historical) [Davy (1)]
Davis Ford
Davy Post Office (historical)
Deep Run
Deep Run School (historical)
Delray
Delray Post Office
Denver School (historical)
Devil Hole Run
Devils Backbone
Devils Nose, The
Dewey School (historical)
Diamond Ridge
Dillons Mountain
Dillons Run
Dillons Run (historical)
Dillons Run Post Office (historical)
Donaldson
Donaldson Post Office (historical)
Donaldson School (historical)
Dry Gap
Dry Gap
Dry Run
Dry Run
Dug Hill Run
Dug Hill School (historical)[also ref: Review 11/24/1909]
Dumpling Run
Dunmore Ridge
Dutch Hollow
Dutch Lick School (historical)
Eagle Rock
Eagle Rock
Ebenezer Church
Edwards Run
Edwards Run Public Hunting and Fishing Area
Elijah High Cemetery
Ell Ridge School (1) [assume "Elk Ridge"] (historical)
Elkhorn Lake Dam
Elkhorn Run
Elmlick Run
Emboden School (historical) [Imboden (1)]
Eubulus Church
Everett Fruit Farm Spring
Extract Post Office (historical)
Fairview Church
Fairview Mountain
Falling Run
Falling Spring Run
Falling Water School (1) (historical)
Ferndale Farms Recreation
Lake Dam
Flat Ridge
Ford Hill
Fordhill Post Office (historical)
Forest Glen Church
Forest Hill School (1) (historical)
Forks of Cacapon
Forks of Cacapon Post Office (historical)
Forks of Capon School (historical)
Fort Capon (historical)
Fort Cox (historical)
Fort Edwards (historical)
Fort Furman (historical)
Fort Mackeys (historical)
Fort Parker (historical)
Fort Pearsall (historical)
Fox Farm Spring
Fox Run
Frenchburg
Frog Hollow
Furnace School (historical)
Gap Run Spring
George Washington National Forest
Georges Peak
Gibbons Run
Ginnevan Cemetery
Glebe (historical)
Glebe Post Office (historical)
Glenwood School (historical)
Good
Good Post Office (historical)
Gore Magisterial District
Grace
Grassy Lick Run
Grassy Lick School (closed 2003-4)
Graybill Hollow
Great North Mountain
Great North Mountain
Green Knob
Green Lane Cemetery
Green Mount Cemetery
Green Mountain Church (historical)
Green Spring
Green Spring
Green Spring Elementary
School (historical)
Green Spring Post Office
Green Spring Ridge
Green Spring Run
Greenwood Hollow
Gunbarrel Hollow
Haines Store (historical)
Hainesville Post Office (historical)
Hampshire Club (historical)
Hampshire County
Hampshire County Career Training Center
Hampshire County Courthou
Hampshire County Spring
Hampshire Memorial Hospital
Hampshire Senior High School
Hanging Rock
Hanging Rock Post Office (historical)
Hannas School (1) (historical)
Hannums Mills Post Office (historical)
Harding Spring
Harness Run
Hawk Campground
Hawk Run
Heare Cemetery
Hebron Church
Henderson Hollow
Hiett Run
Hiett Spring
Higginsville
Higginsville Post Office (historical)
High Knob
High Knob School (1) (historical)
High Point
High Point[dup.]
High Spring
High View
High View Post Office
Highview School (historical)
Himmelwright Run
Hoffman Hollow
Holiness Church
Hooks Mills
Hooks Mills Post Office (historical)
Hopewell School (historical)
Hopkins Lick Run
Hopkins Lick School (historical)
Horn Camp Run
Horn Camp School (historical)
Horsebone Hollow
Horselick Run
Hotts Chapel
Hotts Chapel Cemetery
Hoy
Hoy Post Office (historical)
Hoy School (historical)
Huffman Spring
Ice Mountain
Ice Mountain Spring
[Imboden see: Emboden]
Independence School (historical)
Indian Mound Cemetery
Indian Rock School (1) (historical)
Intermont
Intermont Post Office (historical)
Island Hill Church
Island Ridge
Ivy Run
Jericho (historical)
Jericho Post Office (historical)
Jersey School (historical)
Johns Run
Johnson
Johnson Hollow
Junction
Junction Post Office
Kale Hollow
Kedron School (historical)[also ref: Review 11/17/1909]
Kern Hollow
Kerns School (historical)
Kincade School (historical)
Kirby
Kirby Post Office
Kuykendalls Fort (historical)
L Ridge
L Ridge School (historical)
Lafollettsville Post Office (historical)
Lapley Hollow
Largent
Lehew
Lehew Post Office (historical)
Leith Mountain
Levels
Levels Elementary School (historical)
Levels Post Office
Lick Run
Linnie Hiett Spring
Literary Hall
Little Cacapon
Little Cacapon Church
Little Cacapon Mountain
Little Cacapon River
Little Capon School (historical)
Little Devil Hole Run
Little Mountain
Little Mountain
Lock, The
Lockinger Ridge
Loman Branch
Long Knob
Long Meadow Run
Long Run
Loom
Loom Post Office (historical)
Loom School (1) (historical)
Lost Mountain Airport
Luna Roomsburg Spring
Maple Run
Marshall School (1) (historical)
Marvin Chapel
Mayhew Run
McCauley School (historical)
McDowell Run
McKees Rocks
Meadow Run
Meadow Spring
Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg School (historical)
Merritt Knob
Mick Run School (historical)
Middle Ridge [Springfield]
Middle Ridge [Yellow Spring]
Middle Ridge School (1) (historical)
Mill Branch
Mill Creek
Mill Creek Magisterial District
Mill Creek Mountain
Mill Creek School
Mill Run
Millbrook
Millbrook Post Office (historical)
Millbrook School (historical) [Mill Brook (1)(C)?]
Millen
Miller Hollow
Milleson
Millesons Mill
Mine Hollow
Moores Run
Mount Bethel Cemetery
Mount Bethel Presbyterian Church
Mount Olive Church
Mount Olive Church
Mount Union Church
Mount Union School (historical)
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Mount Zion Church
Mountain Spring
Mountain View School (historical)
Mountaindale Cemetery
Mountaindale Church
Mouser Ridge
Mt. Airy School (1) (historical)
Mudlick Run
Nathaniel Mountain
Nathaniel Mountain Lookout Tower
Nathaniel Mountain Public Hunting Area
Neals Run
Neals Run Post Office (historical)
Nero (historical)
Nero Post Office (historical)
New Junction School (historical)
Niagara Falls
Noland Ridge
North Branch Potomac River
North Fork Little Cacapon River
North River
North River Mills
North River Mills Post Office (historical)
North River Mills School (historical)
North River Mills United Methodist Church
North River Mountain
North Texas School (historical)
Nose Hollow, The
Number 6 School (1) (historical)
Number 8 School (historical)
Oak Grove School (1) (historical)
Okonoko
Okonoko Church
Okonoko Post Office (historical)
Old Man Run
Old Pine Cemetery
Old Pine Church
Old Romney Grade
Omps Farm Spring
Pancake
Pancake Post Office (historical)
Pancake School (historical)
Parker (1) (historical)
Parks Hollow
Parks Hollow School (historical)
Parks Valley
Patterson Creek Mountain
Paul Keister Spring
Paul Williams Spring
Pearl Ridge
Pike School (historical)[also ref: Review 11/24/1909]
Pine Draft Run
Pine Mountain
Piney Mountain
Pinnacle
Pinnacle[dup.]
Pinoak School (historical)
Pleasant Dale Post Office (historical)
Pleasant Grove Church
Pleasant Grove School (historical)
Pleasantdale
Points
Points Post Office
Poland School (historical)
Pot Lick Run
Potomac Academy (historical)
Potomac River
Purgitsville
Purgitsville Post Office
Purgitsville School (historical)
Queen of Gore School (historical)
Queens Ridge
Racey Cemetery
Rada
Rada Post Office (historical)
Rada School (historical)
Raven Rock Spring
Raven Rocks
Raven Rocks
Raymond Hawse Spring
Red Bud School (historical)
Ridgedale
Ridgedale School (historical)
Riggs Hollow
Rio
Rio Elementary School (historical)
Rio Post Office
Ritters
River Mountain
Riverdale School (historical)
Rockdale School (1) (historical)
Romney
Romney Christian Church
Romney Church of the Nazarene
Romney Classical Institute (historical)
Romney Colored School (1) (historical)
Romney Elementary School
Romney Junction (historical)
Romney Junior High School
Romney Magisterial District
Romney Post Office
Romney Spring
Rosedale School (historical)
Rosedale School (historical)
Ruckman
Ruckman Post Office (historical)
Russell Ridge
Saint James Cemetery
Saint Lukes Church
Salem Church
Sandy Hollow
Sandy Hollow School (historical)
Sandy Ridge
Sandy Ridge Church
Sandy Ridge School (historical)
Sawmill Ridge
Sawmill Run
Schaffenaker Mountain
Sector
Sector Post Office (historical)
Sedan
Sedan Post Office (historical)
Sedan School (historical)
Shady Grove School (historical)
Shanks
Shanks Post Office
Shanks Roadside Park
Shanty Hollow
Shawan Run
Sheetz's Store*
Sherman Magisterial District
Shiloh (historical)
Shiloh Church
Shiloh School (historical)
Short Hollow
Short Mountain
Short Mountain Public Hunting Area
Shuller Mill (historical)
Sideling Hill
Slanes Knob
Slanesville
Slanesville Elementary School
Slanesville Post Office
Slanesville Presbyterian Chur
Slate Lick Knob
Smith Hollow
South Branch
South Branch Mountain
South Branch Post Office (historical)
South Branch Potomac River
South Branch School (historical)
South Fork Little Cacapon River
Sperry Run
Spring Gap [gap]
Spring Gap (historical)[place]
Spring Gap Church
Spring Gap Mountain
Spring Gap Post Office (historical)
Spring Mountain
Springfield
Springfield Academy (historical)
Springfield Greenspring
Elementary School
Springfield Magisterial Distr
Springfield Post Office
Springfield Public Hunting And Fishing Area
Springfield Spring
Springfield Valley
Staacks Gap
Stonewall School (historical)
Stony Mountain
Stony Post Office (historical)
Stony Run
Stony Run
Stuart Hollow
Stump Run
Sugar Grove School (historical)
Sugar Run
Sulphur Spring Run
Swisher Hollow
Taylor Knob
Taylor School (historical)
Tear Coat Church
Tear Coat Creek
The Lock
Thrasher Knob
Three Churches
Three Churches Post Office
Three Churches Run
Timber Mountain
Timber Mountain School (historical)
Timber Ridge
Timber Ridge ?
Timber Ridge School (1) (historical)
Titus Run
Town Hill
Trinity Church
Trinton Hollow
Trough, The
Turkeyfoot Run
Union Church [Yellow Spring]
Union Church (historical)[Hanging Rock]
Union School (historical)
Valley Mountain
Valley Post Office (historical)
Vance
Vanderlip Post Office (historical)
Victory School (historical)[Largent]
Victory School (historical)[Levels]
Victory School (historical)[Augusta]
 note: source (1) lists 3 Victory schoold with letters B, G and S; [see Review Dec. 1, 1909 mentions "Victory Schoolhouse [sic] near Spring Gap"]
Vinita School (historical) ["Venita" (1); also Review 2/24/1909 spelled with "e"(Hampshire History Feb. 2004)]
WJGF-FM (Romney)
WJJB-FM (Romney)
EP-FM (Martinsburg)
Wacousta Hill
Walnut Grove School (historical)[C.B.]
Walnut Grove School (historical)[Augusta]
 note: source (1) lists 2 Walnut Grove: B and C
Wapocomo
Wappocomo Post Office (historical)
Warden Lake Public Fishing Area
Watson School (historical)
Wergman Run
West Romney Station (historical)
West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind
West Virginia, State of[383001N 0803001W Erbacon]
Wickham
Willow Tree School (historical)
Wolf Hollow
Wood School (historical)
Woodlawn School (historical)
Woodrow
Woodrow Cemetery
Woodrow School
Woodrow Union Church
Yellow Spring (place)
Yellow Spring (spring)
Yellow Spring Gap
Yellow Spring Post Office
Youngsly Mill (historical)
Zoar Church

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