Despard

Despard is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 794 at the 2020 census. Despard was home to the largest manufacturing enterprise in north central West Virginia in the early 1900s, the Jackson Sheet and Tin Plate Company, after 1905 known as the Phillips Sheet and Tin Plate Company, or simply the "Tin Plate Mill."…
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  • Type: Village with 794 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Despard, West Virginia” and “Despard, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pinnickinnick Mountain and Quality Hill Historic District.

Peak
is a summit in , in the . With an elevation of 1,453 feet, is the 774th highest summit in the state of West Virginia.

Park
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a national historic district located at , United States. The district encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the East Main Street and Jackson Square areas.

Community center
Photo: Pfireman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as The , is a two-story Neo-Classical brick mansion located in the of , . is situated 2 miles west of Despard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East View and Glen Elk Historic District.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 817.

Quarter
Photo: Thomas ‘David’ Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a national historic district located at , . The district encompasses 131 contributing buildings north of the central business district of Clarksburg. is situated 2 miles west of Despard.

Photo: Malepheasant, CC BY-SA 2.5.
, also called the "Jewel of the Hills", is a city of 16,000 people in . It is the county seat of Harrison Count in the North Central West Virginia region, also known as 'Mountaineer Country' and the 'I-79 Technology Corridor'.

Despard

Latitude
39.28877° or 39° 17′ 20″ north
Longitude
-80.30614° or 80° 18′ 22″ west
Population
794
Elevation
1,043 feet (318 metres)
Open location code
86FX7MQV+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153857955
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4803960
Wiki­data ID
Q2434339
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Despard” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ديسبارد”
  • Bulgarian: “Деспард”
  • Catalan: “Despard”
  • Cebuano: “Despard”
  • Chechen: “Деспард”
  • Chinese: “Despard”
  • Dutch: “Despard”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ديسبارد”
  • French: “Despard”
  • German: “Despard”
  • Gilaki: “دس‌پارد (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “دس‌پارد”
  • Irish: “Despard”
  • Italian: “Despard”
  • Ladin: “Despard”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Despard”
  • Persian: “دسپارد، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “دسپارد”
  • Polish: “Despard”
  • Portuguese: “Despard”
  • Serbian: “Деспард”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Despard, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Despard”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دزپارد، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Despard”
  • Tatar: “Деспард”
  • Ukrainian: “Деспард”
  • Volapük: “Despard”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Quarry Park and Summit Park Baptist Church.

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