Mechanicsburg
Mechanicsburg, also known as Mechanicsville, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on the Northwestern Turnpike west of Romney at Mill Creek Gap.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Mechanicsburg, West Virginia”, “Mechanicsburg, WV”, and “Mechanicsville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery and Indian Mound Cemetery.
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery
Cemetery
Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery is an African-American cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The cemetery is located along the Northwestern Turnpike below Indian Mound Cemetery overlooking Sulphur Spring Run. Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery is situated 2½ miles east of Mechanicsburg.
Indian Mound Cemetery
Cemetery
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Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and Mill Creek Mountain in Romney, West Virginia, United States. Indian Mound Cemetery is situated 2½ miles east of Mechanicsburg.
Confederate Memorial
Memorial
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The Confederate Memorial at Indian Mound Cemetery in Romney, West Virginia, commemorates residents of Hampshire County who died during the American Civil War while fighting for the Confederate States of America. Confederate Memorial is situated 2½ miles east of Mechanicsburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vanderlip and Valley.
Vanderlip
Hamlet
Vanderlip is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Vanderlip is located west of Romney along the Northwestern Turnpike and the South Branch Valley Railroad.
Valley
Hamlet
Valley was a populated place and post office on the South Branch line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It was centered near the intersection of West Sioux Lane and Depot Valley Road, now located within the present-day corporate boundaries of Romney. Valley is situated 3 miles east of Mechanicsburg.
Romney
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Romney is a town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Winchester, Virginia metropolitan area.
Mechanicsburg
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Hampshire, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.33538° or 39° 20′ 7″ northLongitude
-78.8103° or 78° 48′ 37″ westElevation
719 feet (219 metres)Open location code
87F385PQ+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158341138OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Mechanicsburg” goes by many names.
- French: “Mechanicsburg”
- Irish: “Mechanicsburg”
- Persian: “مکانیکسبرگ، ویرجینیای غربی”
- Persian: “مکانیکسبرگ”
- South Azerbaijani: “مکانیکسبرق، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Volapük: “Mechanicsburg (WV)”
- Volapük: “Mechanicsburg, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Mechanicsburg, WV”
- Volapük: “Mechanicsburg”
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