Kearneysville, West Virginia
| Kearneysville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Kearneysville Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°23′17″N 77°53′8″W / 39.38806°N 77.88556°WCoordinates: 39°23′17″N 77°53′8″W / 39.38806°N 77.88556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Jefferson |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,716 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25430 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1541092[1] |
Kearneysville is an unincorporated community in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties, in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. According to the 2000 census, Kearneysville and its surrounding community has a population of 6,716.[2] Kearneysville is located along West Virginia Route 9 at its intersection with West Virginia Route 480 halfway between Martinsburg and Charles Town.
Settlement in the area that later came to be known as Kearneysville began in the mid-18th century. Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron sold land to various settlers, the first of whom was Nicholas Lemen in 1756. The next settler was General Horatio Gates, an American Revolutionary War general who named his holdings Traveller's Rest. Following him were Uriah and James Kearney, Sr., for whose family the village was named. The town grew slowly at first, but with the coming of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the 1830s, the population increased throughout the county and local farmers began to take advantage of this faster means of transportation. In 1876, Kearneysville was the site of Jefferson's first commercial apple orchard. Because of its central location in the Panhandle, today Kearneysville is home to the Burr and Bardane Industrial Parks and is one of the fastest growing areas of Jefferson County with its many expansive residential communities such as Chapel View and the Village of Washington Trail.
Sites on the National Register of Historic Places
| Site | Year Built | Address | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood-on-the-Opequon | 3898 Sulphur Springs Road | 2006 | |
| John VanMetre House | 177 Elsie Drive | 2004 | |
| Rellim Farm (Miller Farm) | late 19th century | Leetown Road (CR 1) | 1998 |
| Sunnyside Farm (William A. Fulk House) | mid 19th century | Leetown Road (CR 1) | 1999 |
| Traveller's Rest (General Horatio Gates House) | circa 1773 | WV 480 | 1972 |
| Woodlawn (Wiltshire House) | 19th century | 30 Wiltshire Road | 2000 |
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kearneysville, West Virginia
- ↑ "25430 KEARNEYSVILLE West Virginia". DownloadZIPCode.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
External links
- Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center
- Leetown Science Center
- North Jefferson Elementary School
- Prospect Hall Shooting & Hunting Club
