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West Virginia
Jefferson

Ranson

Ranson is a city in , United States. The population was 5,433 at the 2020 census. It is part of the northwestern fringes of the .
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  • Type: Village with 4,440 residents
  • Description: city in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Corporation of Ranson”, “Ranson, West Virginia”, and “Ranson, WV”
  • Postal code: 25438

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jefferson County Courthouse and Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

Courthouse
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a historic building in , USA. The building is historically notable as the site of two trials for treason: that of John Brown in 1859, and those of unionizing coal miners from…

Casino
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is a casino, hotel and Thoroughbred horse racing complex located in , 60 miles northwest of It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.

Cemetery
Photo: Ben Schumin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charles Town and Mechanicstown.

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is a small historic town in , and one of the state's most visited attractions.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. lies on West Virginia Route 115 at its intersection with County Route 25 and County Route 9/3. is situated 3 miles southeast of Ranson.

Locality
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is one of several houses in the vicinity of built for members of the Washington family. is situated 3 miles west of Ranson.

Ranson

Latitude
39.29528° or 39° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
-77.86038° or 77° 51′ 37″ west
Population
4,440
Elevation
518 feet (158 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US RAS
Open location code
87F474WQ+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158308086
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4819389
Wiki­data ID
Q2783970
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Ranson” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رانسون”
  • Basque: “Ranson”
  • Catalan: “Corporation of Ranson”
  • Cebuano: “Ranson”
  • Chechen: “Рансон (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
  • Chechen: “Рансон”
  • Chinese: “Corporation of Ranson”
  • Czech: “Ranson”
  • Danish: “Ranson”
  • Dutch: “Corporation of Ranson”
  • French: “Ranson”
  • German: “Ranson”
  • Gilaki: “رانسون (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “رانسون”
  • Hungarian: “Ranson”
  • Irish: “Ranson”
  • Ladin: “Ranson”
  • Malagasy: “Ranson, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Ranson”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Corporation of Ranson”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ranson”
  • Norwegian: “Ranson”
  • Persian: “رانسون، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “رانسون”
  • Polish: “Ranson”
  • Portuguese: “Corporation of Ranson”
  • Slovak: “Ranson”
  • South Azerbaijani: “رانزون، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Ranson (Virginia Occidental)”
  • Spanish: “Ranson”
  • Tatar: “Рансон (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Рансон”
  • Ukrainian: “Рансон”
  • Volapük: “Corporation of Ranson”
  • Welsh: “Ranson, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Ranson”

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