Buckhannon River
The Buckhannon River is a 45.4-mile-long tributary of the Tygart Valley River in north-central West Virginia, USA. Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 309 square miles on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Buchanan River”, “Buchanon River”, “Buckanan River”, “Buckhanan River”, “Buckhannans Fork”, and “Buckhanon River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tygart Junction and Carrollton.
Tygart Junction
Locality
Tygart Junction was an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, USA, which was abandoned over a century ago. It was at the site of a B&O railroad junction at the confluence of the Buckhannon River with the Tygart Valley River.
Carrollton
Hamlet
Carrollton is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Carrollton is known for its Carrollton Covered Bridge over the Buckhannon River, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Union
Hamlet
Union is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Union is situated 2 miles east of Buckhannon River.
Buckhannon River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Barbour, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Buckhannon River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Buckhannon”
- Cebuano: “Buckhannon River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Buckhannon”
- Russian: “Бакханнон (река)”
- Russian: “Бакханнон”
- Venetian: “Buckhannon”
- Welsh: “Afon Buckhannon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boulder and Independence.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Carrollton Covered Bridge and Barbour Country Club Golf Course.
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