Hancock, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°41′34″N 78°10′39″W / 39.69278°N 78.17750°W / 39.69278; -78.17750Hancock is an unincorporated community hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located off Hancock Road (U.S. Route 522) on River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) along the Potomac River north of Berkeley Springs. Originally known as Brosius, its post office's name was changed to Hancock in 1948 to reflect its location on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline across the river from Hancock, Maryland.
Hancock is also accessible by way of Fairview Drive (West Virginia Secondary Route 2) from Berkeley Springs and also Pious Ridge Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 4) from Ridersville on Martinsburg Road (West Virginia Route 9).
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hancock, West Virginia
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Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Berkeley Springs
communities
- Berryville
- Burnt Factory
- Campbells
- Cherry Run
- Doe Gully
- Duckwall
- Green Ridge
- Greenwood
- Hancock
- Hansrote
- Holton
- Jerome
- Jimtown
- Johnsons Mill
- Largent
- Lineburg
- Magnolia
- Mount Trimble
- New Hope
- North Berkeley
- Oakland
- Omps
- Orleans Cross Roads
- Ridersville
- Ridge
- Roundtop
- Rock Gap
- Sir Johns Run
- Sleepy Creek
- Smith Crossroads
- Spohrs Crossroads
- Stotlers Crossroads
- Unger
- Woodmont
- Woodrow
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