Independence
Independence is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Independence is located south of Philippi on County Route 30 near the Tygart Valley River. The community is centered on and named for the Independence School there.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Independence, Barbour County, West Virginia”, “Independence, WV”, and “Independent”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Philippi Historic District and Barbour County Courthouse.
Philippi Historic District
Park
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Philippi Historic District is national historic district located at Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA. It encompasses 113 contributing buildings and one contributing structure dating from the mid-19th century through early 20th century. Philippi Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Independence.
Barbour County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Barbour County Courthouse in Philippi, Barbour County, West Virginia, USA is a monumental public building constructed between 1903 and 1905 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Barbour County Courthouse is situated 2 miles north of Independence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union and Wellington Heights.
Union
Hamlet
Union is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Union is situated 1½ miles south of Independence.
Wellington Heights
Hamlet
Wellington Heights is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Wellington Heights is situated 2 miles northwest of Independence.
Mansfield
Hamlet
Mansfield is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Mansfield is situated 2 miles north of Independence.
Independence
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Barbour, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.12371° or 39° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-80.04147° or 80° 2′ 29″ westElevation
1,617 feet (493 metres)Open location code
86FX4XF5+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 154388614OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Independence” goes by many names.
- French: “Independence”
- Irish: “Independence”
- Persian: “ایندپندنس، شهرستان باربر، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “ایندپندنس”
- Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس، باربور کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
- Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس”
- Volapük: “Independence (komot: Barbour)”
- Volapük: “Independence”
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Highlights include Independence Church of Christ and Philippi Volunteer Fire Department.
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