Murraysville, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Murraysville is an unincorporated community
in northern Jackson County, West Virginia
, United States
, along the Ohio River
across from Long Bottom, Ohio
. It lies along Murraysville Road north of the city of Ripley
, the county seat
of Jackson County. Its elevation is 591 feet (180 m).
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northern Jackson County, 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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
across from Long Bottom, Ohio
Long Bottom, Ohio
Long Bottom is an unincorporated community in southern Olive Township, Meigs County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45743.It lies on the Ohio River, located below Reedsville and above Portland....
. It lies along Murraysville Road north of the city of Ripley
Ripley, West Virginia
Ripley is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia, United States.-Geography:Ripley is located at , along Mill Creek....
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Jackson County. Its elevation is 591 feet (180 m).