Barksdale
Barksdale is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Barksdale is located on the New River and West Virginia Route 20, north of Hinton.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Barksdale, West Virginia” and “Barksdale, WV”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Summers County Comprehensive High School and Hinton station.
Summers County Comprehensive High School
School
Summers County Comprehensive High School is a public high school located in Hinton, West Virginia, United States along the New River in Summers County.
Hinton station
Railway station
Hinton station is an Amtrak station in Hinton, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot, and is located in the Hinton Historic District. Hinton station is situated 2½ miles south of Barksdale.
Brooks Island
Islet
Brooks Island is an island in Raleigh County, West Virginia on the New River. It is located between Brooks Falls and Sandstone Falls, near the unincorporated community of Brooks. Brooks Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Barksdale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brooks and Hinton Historic District.
Brooks
Hamlet
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brooks is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along the New River to the north of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County. Its elevation is 1,657 feet.
Hinton Historic District
Quarter
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The Hinton Historic District is a national historic district located at Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia. The original Hinton Historic District is bordered roughly by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line, James Street, 5th Avenue, and Roundhouse. Hinton Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of Barksdale.
Hinton
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Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, population 2,266. It borders the southern edge of New River Gorge National Park, and acts as an anchor to its southern end, being the closest town to Sandstone Falls and the park's Sandstone Visitors Center, located near exit 139 off I-64.
Barksdale
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Summers, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.70762° or 37° 42′ 27″ northLongitude
-80.88648° or 80° 53′ 11″ westElevation
1,401 feet (427 metres)Open location code
869XP457+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 154037194OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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