Cornwallis, West Virginia

Cornwallis
Unincorporated community
Cornwallis Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°13′38″N 81°7′6″W / 39.22722°N 81.11833°W / 39.22722; -81.11833Coordinates: 39°13′38″N 81°7′6″W / 39.22722°N 81.11833°W / 39.22722; -81.11833
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ritchie
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1554194^[1]

Cornwallis is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia. This community was named in honor of Lord Cornwallis.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornwallis, West Virginia
↑ 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. 187.

Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Harrisville

City	Pennsboro

Towns	Auburn Cairo Ellenboro Harrisville Pullman

Unincorporated communities	Beatrice Beech Grove Berea Brohard Burnt House Cantwell Chevaux De Frise Cisco Cokeleys Cornwallis Dutchman Eva Five Forks Fonzo Girta Goffs Hartley Holbrook Hazelgreen Highland Lamberton Macfarlan Mahone Mountain Petroleum Pew Hill Pike Racket‡ Racy Riddle Riverside Rusk Six Hill Slab Smithville Stanley Toll Gate Thursday Trilby White Oak

Ghost towns	Admiral Iris

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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