Hillsboro
Hillsboro is a memorial in Pocahontas, West Virginia. Hillsboro is situated nearby to United States Post Office, as well as near the museum Pearl S. Buck Birthplace.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pearl S. Buck Birthplace.
Pearl S. Buck Birthplace
Museum
The Pearl S. Buck Birthplace is a historic home in Hillsboro, West Virginia where American writer Pearl S. Buck was born. The home now serves as a museum offering guided tours. Pearl S. Buck Birthplace is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Hillsboro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillsboro and Seebert.
Hillsboro
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Hillsboro is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census.
Seebert
Hamlet
Seebert is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Seebert is located on the Greenbrier River, 2 miles east of Hillsboro. The community most likely was named after the local Seebert family. Seebert is situated 2 miles east of Hillsboro.
Mill Point
Hamlet
Mill Point is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Mill Point is at the junction of U.S. Route 219 and state routes 39 and 55, 2.5 miles northeast of Hillsboro. Mill Point is situated 2 miles northeast of Hillsboro.
Hillsboro
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Here Gen. WW Averell camped before the Battle of Droop Mountain and after his raid to Salem, Virginia. In 1865. Settlements were made in the vicinity in the 1760s by John McNoel and the Kinnisons. Birthplace of Pearl Buck.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.13861° or 38° 8′ 19″ northLongitude
-80.20765° or 80° 12′ 28″ westOpen location code
86CX4QQR+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 6700610695OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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