Monkeytown, West Virginia

38°42′18″N 79°25′56″W / 38.70500°N 79.43222°W / 38.70500; -79.43222CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyPendletonElevation2,795 ft (852 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID2634635^[1]

Monkeytown is a small hamlet in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States, on the mountain slope above the hamlet of Riverton. It is located on U.S. Route 33 on the western face of North Fork Mountain.

This town was never incorporated as a town, but has existed as an area relevant to local people. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes long before being settled by European immigrants. Those who now live in the area are a mixture of German, Swiss, Irish, Scottish, and English descent. The population is now less than fifty people.

History

At one point in the mid 20th century, the town boasted a bus stop, two country stores (one with gasoline pumps), and a post office located in the general store. Today all of these innovations have disappeared; most of the civic works occur in nearby Franklin which is the county seat.

References

• The Pendleton Times, Franklin, WV. March 1, 1935, May 10, 1935, February 14, 1941, July 11, 1941, and April 5 & 12, 1946.