Upper Tract, West Virginia
| Upper Tract | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Corn fields with Upper Tract in the back | |
  Upper Tract  Upper Tract Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°47′14″N 79°16′57″W / 38.78722°N 79.28250°WCoordinates: 38°47′14″N 79°16′57″W / 38.78722°N 79.28250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Pendleton |
| Elevation | 1,558 ft (475 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555861[1] |
Upper Tract is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community lies along U.S. Highway 220 at the confluence of Reeds Creek and the South Branch Potomac River.
The community took its name from a nearby 18th-century pioneer settlement.[2] Two local structures — the Cunningham-Hevener House and the Pendleton County Poor Farm — are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Upper Tract". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 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. 641.
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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