Sand Ridge, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°48′6″N 81°4′0″W / 38.80167°N 81.06667°W / 38.80167; -81.06667Sand Ridge (also Sandridge) is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 33 to the south of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County.[1] Its elevation is 1,168 feet (356 m).[2]
The community was named for the sandy character of the soil in the area. It is the site of the Round Methodist Church on the National Register, built round by the Poling family "so the devil would have no place to hide." Its post office is now closed.[3]
See also
- Alberts Chapel
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Ridge, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-12. Accessed 2008-01-17.
- ^ 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. 553.
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Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Grantsville
communities
- Adam
- Altizer
- Annamoriah
- Arnoldsburg
- Ayers
- Beech
- Bigbend
- Big Springs
- Cabot Station
- Cremo
- Chloe
- Dodrill
- Douglas
- Euclid
- Five Forks
- Freed
- Hathaway
- Hattie
- Henrietta
- Hur
- Joker
- Leatherbark
- Liberty Hill
- Millstone
- Milo
- Minnora
- Mount Zion
- Mudfork
- Nicut
- Nobe
- Oka
- Orma
- Pink
- Pleasant Hill
- Purdy
- Rhoda
- Richardson
- Rocksdale
- Russet
- Sand Ridge
- Staten
- Stinson
- Sycamore
- White Pine
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