Cranesville, West Virginia - USA

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Cranesville is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Cranesville is located along County Route 47, 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north-northeast of Terra Alta.[2]

Cranesville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°33′11″N 79°29′41″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation [1]	2,608 ft (795 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1537805[1]

History

The first permanent settlement at Cranesville was made in the 1850s.[3] The community was named for John Crane, proprietor.[4]

The Reckart Mill, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located near Cranesville.[5]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cranesville
Preston County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved June 30, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
Morton, Oren Frederic; Cole, J. R. (1914). A History of Preston County, West Virginia. Journal Publishing Company. p. 251.
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. 191.
"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Preston County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Kingwood
City	Kingwood	Map of West Virginia highlighting Preston County
Towns	Albright Brandonville Bruceton Mills Masontown Newburg Reedsville Rowlesburg Terra Alta Tunnelton
CDPs	Arthurdale Aurora
Other communities	Afton Alpine Lake Amboy Austen Borgman Bretz Brookside Browns Mill Bull Run Carmel Cascade Clifton Mills Colebank Corinth Cranesville Cuzzart Denver Eglon Etam Evansville Fellowsville Glade Farms Gladesville Guseman Hazelton Herring Hiorra Hiram Hopemont Hopewell Horse Shoe Run Howesville Independence Lenox Little Sandy Macomber Manown Mount Nebo Mount Olivet Mountain View (north) Mountain View (south) Orr Pisgah Pleasantdale Preston Rockville Rohr Ruthbelle Saint Joe Scotch Hill Sell Silver Lake Sinclair Snider Stevensburg Sugar Valley Threefork Bridge Turner Douglass Valley Point Victoria West End White Oak Springs Zevely
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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