Ranson
Ranson is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 5,433 at the 2020 census. It is part of the northwestern fringes of the Washington metropolitan area.- Type: Town with 6,040 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.
Jefferson County Courthouse
Courthouse
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The Jefferson County Courthouse is a historic building in Charles Town, West Virginia, 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…
Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
Casino
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Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races is a casino, hotel and Thoroughbred horse racing complex located in Charles Town, West Virginia, 60 miles northwest of Washington, D.C. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn Entertainment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charles Town and Mechanicstown.
Charles Town
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Charles Town is a small historic town of close to 9,000 on the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and one of the state's most visited attractions.
Mechanicstown
Hamlet
Mechanicstown is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. Mechanicstown lies on West Virginia Route 115 at its intersection with County Route 25 and County Route 9/3. Mechanicstown is situated 3 miles southeast of Ranson.
Harewood
Locality
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Harewood is one of several houses in the vicinity of Charles Town, West Virginia built for members of the Washington family. Harewood is situated 3 miles west of Ranson.
Ranson
- Categories: city of West Virginia and locality
- Location: Jefferson, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.29528° or 39° 17′ 43″ northLongitude
-77.86038° or 77° 51′ 37″ westPopulation
6,040Elevation
518 feet (158 metres)United Nations Location Code
US RASOpen location code
87F474WQ+4ROpenStreetMap ID
node 158308086OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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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”
- Urdu: “رانسون، مغربی ورجینیا”
- Volapük: “Corporation of Ranson”
- Welsh: “Ranson, Gorllewin Virginia”
- Welsh: “Ranson”
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