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Berkeley, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°30′11″N 77°55′38″W / 39.50306°N 77.92722°W / 39.50306; -77.92722
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Berkeley
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
Elevation482 ft (147 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1553866[1]

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

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  1. ^ a b c 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.