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Berkeley is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community began as Berkeley Station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad line, but its name has since been shortened to Berkeley as it has become more of a bedroom community.

Berkeley
Unincorporated community
Berkeley
Location within the state of West Virginia
Berkeley
Berkeley (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°30′11″N 77°55′38″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

The community most likely takes its name from Berkeley County.[2]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berkeley, West Virginia
  2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 109.
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