Independence
Independence is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to the town of Newburg. Independence was home to a public primary school.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Independence, Preston County, West Virginia”, “Independence, WV”, and “Raccoon”
- Postal code: 26374
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newburg and Scotch Hill.
Newburg
Village
Newburg is a town in western Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 275 at the 2020 census.
Scotch Hill
Hamlet
Scotch Hill is an unincorporated community located in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. A large share of the early miners at Scotch Hill being of Scotch descent caused the name to be selected.
Victoria
Hamlet
Victoria is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. An early variant name was Irondale. Victoria is situated 2 miles northwest of Independence.
Independence
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Preston, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.39324° or 39° 23′ 36″ northLongitude
-79.87147° or 79° 52′ 17″ westElevation
1,181 feet (360 metres)Open location code
87F294VH+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 158585574OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Independence” goes by many names.
- French: “Independence”
- Irish: “Independence”
- Persian: “ایندیپندنس، شهرستان پرستون، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “ایندیپندنس”
- Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس، پریسٹن کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیا”
- Urdu: “انڈیپینڈینس”
- Volapük: “Independence (komot: Preston)”
- Volapük: “Independence, WV”
- Volapük: “Independence”
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