Arnettsville, West Virginia
| Arnettsville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Arnettsville Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′8″N 80°5′32″W / 39.58556°N 80.09222°WCoordinates: 39°35′8″N 80°5′32″W / 39.58556°N 80.09222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Monongalia |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Arnettsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies south of Georgetown on U.S. Route 19. Arnettsville was originally known as Yukon. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Arnettsville was named for a pioneer merchant named Arnett.[1]
Natives
- Mary Miller Glasscock, First Lady of West Virginia (1909–13) was born in Arnettsville.
References
- ↑ 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. 85.
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