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Cranesville, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

39°33′11″N 79°29′41″W / 39.55306°N 79.49472°W / 39.55306; -79.49472CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty PrestonElevation

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2,608 ft (795 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1537805^[1]

Cranesville is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Cranesville is located along County Route 47, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north-northeast of Terra Alta.^[2]

History

The first permanent settlement at Cranesville was made in the 1850s.^[3] The community was named for John Crane, proprietor.^[4]

The Reckart Mill, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located near Cranesville.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranesville
^ Preston County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved June 30, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 251.
^ 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. 191.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.