Mooresville, West Virginia

Mooresville
Unincorporated community
Mooresville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Mooresville
Mooresville (the US)
Coordinates: 39°41′24″N 80°8′53″W / 39.69000°N 80.14806°W / 39.69000; -80.14806Coordinates: 39°41′24″N 80°8′53″W / 39.69000°N 80.14806°W / 39.69000; -80.14806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation 958 ft (292 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1543522[1]

Mooresville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Mooresville was platted in the 1840s by Rawley Moore, and named for him.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooresville, 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. 428.


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