Town of Rivesville
Town of Rivesville is a locality in Marion, West Virginia. Town of Rivesville is situated nearby to the hamlet Montana, as well as near Sanford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Prickett’s Fort State Park.
Prickett’s Fort State Park
Park
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Prickett's Fort State Park is a 188-acre West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairmont and Barrackville.
Fairmont
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Fairmont, nicknamed the "Friendly City", is a city of 18,313 people in West Virginia, and the county seat of Marion County. It was established in 1820 as Middletown, and changed in 1843 to Fairmont, short for "Fair Mountain".
Barrackville
Village
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Barrackville is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,211 at the 2020 census. Barrackville was settled beginning in 1767 by William Galloway "Indian Billy" Ice. Barrackville is situated 3 miles southwest of Town of Rivesville.
Baxter
Village
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville along Paw Paw Creek. The town was once the site of the Stafford Mine, one of the largest bituminous coal mines in Marion County, owned by the New Central Coal Company of New York.
Town of Rivesville
- Type: Locality with 934 residents
- Location: Marion, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.5319° or 39° 31′ 55″ northLongitude
-80.1205° or 80° 7′ 14″ westPopulation
934Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)Open location code
86FXGVJH+PQGeoNames ID
7162111
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