Cornwallis, West Virginia

Cornwallis
Unincorporated community
Cornwallis is located in West Virginia
Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Location within the state of West Virginia
Cornwallis is located in the United States
Cornwallis
Cornwallis
Cornwallis (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°13′38″N 81°7′6″W / 39.22722°N 81.11833°W / 39.22722; -81.11833
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554194[1]

Cornwallis is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. This community was named in honor of Lord Cornwallis.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornwallis, 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. 187.


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