Gormania, West Virginia

Gormania
Unincorporated community
Gormania Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°17′34″N 79°20′40″W / 39.29278°N 79.34444°W / 39.29278; -79.34444Coordinates: 39°17′34″N 79°20′40″W / 39.29278°N 79.34444°W / 39.29278; -79.34444
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Grant
Elevation	2,333 ft (711 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	26720
GNISfeature ID	1554585^[1]

Gormania is an unincorporated community along the North Branch Potomac River in Grant County, West Virginia. Gormania lies on the Northwestern Turnpike (US 50), which crosses the North Branch into Gorman, Maryland via Gormania Bridge. It is named for United States Senator from Maryland, Arthur P. Gorman (March 11, 1839 – June 4, 1906).^[2]

Gallery

Gormania, viewed from US 50 bridge, 1940s

Gormania postmark

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gormania, 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. 277.

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

County seat: Petersburg

City	Petersburg

Town	Bayard

Unincorporated communities	Arthur Bismarck Cabins Dobbin Dorcas Fairfax Falls Forman Gormania Greenland Henry Hiser Hopeville Jordan Run Kempton Junction Kline Gap Lahmansville Landes Martin Masonville Maysville Medley Mount Storm Old Arthur Pansy Rough Run Scherr Seemly Seymourville Streby Williamsport Wilson‡ Wilsonia

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

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