Champwood, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Champwood

Unincorporated community

Champwood

Location within the state of West Virginia

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Champwood

Champwood (the United States)

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Coordinates: 39°26′36″N 78°49′09″W﻿ / ﻿39.44333°N 78.81917°W﻿ / 39.44333; -78.81917
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Mineral
Elevation

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| 637 ft (194 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID| 1554107[1]

Champwood is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the 'Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area'. Champwood lies along West Virginia Route 46.

The name is a portmanteau of Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson, who were, respectively, an early settler and the U.S. President.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Champwood, 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. 163.

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Municipalities and communities of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Keyser

City|

* Keyser

Map of West Virginia highlighting Mineral County

Towns|

* Carpendale
* Elk Garden
* Piedmont
* Ridgeley

CDPs|

* Burlington
* Fort Ashby
* Wiley Ford

Other
localities|

* Ackerman
* Antioch
* Barnum
* Beryl
* Blaine
* Chaffee
* Champwood
* Claysville
* Cross
* Dans Run
* Emoryville
* Forge Hill
* Fountain
* Gerstell
* Gleason
* Hampshire
* Harrison
* Hartmansville
* Headsville
* Keymont
* Knobmount
* Laurel Dale
* Markwood
* Nethkin
* New Creek
* Noswad
* Oakmont
* Patterson Creek
* Reeses Mill
* Ridgeville
* Rocket Center
* Russelldale
* Short Gap
* Skyline
* Sulphur City
* Wagoner

Ghost towns|

* Schell‡
* Shaw
* Wabash

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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