Lehew, West Virginia

Lehew, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lehew
Lehew
Coordinates: 39°11′57″N 78°26′17″W / 39.19917°N 78.43806°W / 39.19917; -78.43806Coordinates: 39°11′57″N 78°26′17″W / 39.19917°N 78.43806°W / 39.19917; -78.43806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hampshire
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1551778[1]

Lehew is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia on the Virginia line. Lehew is located on Timber Ridge along West Virginia Route 259 at its crossroads with H.G. Brill Road (County Route 23/4) and White Pine Ridge Road (County Route 23/12).

The community most likely was named after an early settler.[2]

Historic sites

  • Capon School, WV 259
  • Shiloh United Methodist Church, WV 259

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lehew, West Virginia
  2. ↑ 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. 367.


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