Frenchburg
Frenchburg is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Frenchburg is located along the Northwestern Turnpike where the Little Cacapon River is formed by the confluence of the North and South forks of the Little Cacapon east of Shanks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “French”, “Frenchburg, West Virginia”, and “Frenchburg, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include French’s Mill.
French’s Mill
Industrial building
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
French's Mill is a historic grist mill at the junction of Augusta-Ford Hill and Fairground Roads in Augusta, West Virginia. Its main building is a three-story wood-frame building with a metal roof, asphalt siding, and a concrete foundation. French’s Mill is situated 2 miles southeast of Frenchburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shanks and Augusta.
Shanks
Hamlet
Photo: Justin.A.Wilcox, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shanks is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Shanks community has a population of 806.
Augusta
Hamlet
Augusta is an unincorporated community in central Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along the Northwestern Turnpike at the northern terminus of Augusta-Ford Hill Road between Shanks and Pleasant Dale, east of Romney. Augusta is situated 2 miles southeast of Frenchburg.
Barnes Mill
Hamlet
Barnes Mill is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the Little Cacapon River on Little Cacapon River Road north of Frenchburg. Barnes Mill is situated 3 miles northeast of Frenchburg.
Frenchburg
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.31554° or 39° 18′ 56″ northLongitude
-78.66134° or 78° 39′ 41″ westElevation
1,007 feet (307 metres)Open location code
87F3888Q+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 158488729OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Frenchburg” goes by many names.
- French: “Frenchburg”
- Irish: “Frenchburg”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Frenciscburg on Westfǣmlande”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Frenciscburg”
- Persian: “فرانسبورگ، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “فرانسبورگ”
- Volapük: “Frenchburg”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Camp Walker Park and Little Cacapon Church.
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