Berkeley is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community began as Berkeley Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line, but its name has since been shortened to Berkeley as it has become more of a bedroom community.
Berkeley | |
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  Berkeley Location within the state of West Virginia  Berkeley Berkeley (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′11″N 77°55′38″W / 39.50306°N 77.92722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Berkeley |
| Elevation | 482 ft (147 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553866[1] |
The community most likely takes its name from Berkeley County.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berkeley, 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. 109.
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