Berkeley
Unincorporated community
Berkeley is located in West Virginia
Berkeley
Berkeley
Location within the state of West Virginia
Berkeley is located in the United States
Berkeley
Berkeley
Berkeley (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°30′11″N 77°55′38″W / 39.50306°N 77.92722°W / 39.50306; -77.92722
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

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.

The community most likely takes its name from Berkeley County.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berkeley, 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. 109.
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