McCreery

McCreery is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The community was named after James T. McCreery, the original owner of the town site.

Type: Hamlet
Description: unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia
Also known as: “Blaxton”, “McCreery, West Virginia”, and “McCreery, WV”

Places of Interest

Highlights include New River Gorge and Prince station.

New River Gorge

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New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is in West Virginia, USA. As of 2021, it is America's newest national park.

Prince station

Railway station

Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.

Prince station is an active intercity railroad station in the Prince section of unincorporated Fayette County, West Virginia. Located on State Route 41 in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, Prince station serves trains of Amtrak's Cardinal, a service between Chicago Union Station and New York Penn Station three days a week. Prince station is situated 2 miles east of McCreery.

Prince Brothers General Store

Building

Photo: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Prince Brothers General Store, also known as the Berry Store or simply Prince Store, is a historic general store located at Prince, Fayette County, West Virginia. Prince Brothers General Store is situated 1½ miles east of McCreery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Terry and Royal.

Terry

Hamlet

Terry is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Terry is located on the New River, 4 miles southeast of Mount Hope. The community was named for the son of a mining official.