Barnes Mill, West Virginia
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Barnes Mill is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County
in the U.S. state
of West Virginia
. It is located along the Little Cacapon River
on Little Cacapon River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/9) north of Frenchburg
. The original "Barnes Mill", from which the community takes its name, was built here on the Little Cacapon in 1813. The community was served by a post office
in the 19th century. Barnes Mill was formerly known as Barnes Mills.
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,964. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. It is located along the Little Cacapon River
Little Cacapon River
The Little Cacapon River is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River in the center of Hampshire County, West Virginia. Via the Potomac River, its waters are part of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, leading to the Atlantic Ocean. The Little Cacapon at an elevation of near the community of...
on Little Cacapon River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 50/9) north of Frenchburg
Frenchburg, West Virginia
Frenchburg is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Frenchburg is located along the Northwestern Turnpike where the Little Cacapon River is formed by the confluence of the North and South forks of the Little Cacapon east of Shanks...
. The original "Barnes Mill", from which the community takes its name, was built here on the Little Cacapon in 1813. The community was served by a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
in the 19th century. Barnes Mill was formerly known as Barnes Mills.