Stotlers Crossroads, West Virginia
Stotlers Crossroads | |
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 Mount Olivet Church and cemetery along Winchester Grade Road through Stotlers Crossroads | |
  Stotlers Crossroads Location within the state of West Virginia  Stotlers Crossroads Stotlers Crossroads (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°30′48″N 78°13′26″W / 39.51333°N 78.22389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Morgan |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555723[1] |
Stotlers Crossroads is a small unincorporated community hamlet in southeastern Morgan County, West Virginia.[1] It is situated along Winchester Grade Road (CR 13) between the South and Middle Forks of Sleepy Creek on the eastern flanks of Highland Ridge (942 feet).
The community was named after W. R. Stotler, a merchant at the namesake crossroads.[2] Stotlers Crossroads is the location of several historic buildings, including the Mount Olivet United Methodist Church (1888) and Ambrose Chapel, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Stotlers Crossroads is a junction of Winchester Grade Road (CR 13) with the Virginia Line and Highland Ridge Roads (CR 8).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stotlers Crossroads". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 605.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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