Ridge, West Virginia

Ridge
Unincorporated community
Ridge
Location within the state of West Virginia
Ridge
Ridge (the US)
Coordinates: 39°27′46″N 78°18′45″W / 39.46278°N 78.31250°W / 39.46278; -78.31250Coordinates: 39°27′46″N 78°18′45″W / 39.46278°N 78.31250°W / 39.46278; -78.31250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Morgan
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1545575[1]

Ridge is an unincorporated community hamlet in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is located along Valley Road (U.S. Highway 522) at its intersection with Fish Hatchery Road (CR 38/10) near the Frederick County, Virginia line. Sleepy Creek and Timber Ridge lie to its east with Warm Springs Ridge lying to its west.

History

The community was named for the fact the town site rests upon a ridge.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ridge, 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. 530.


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