Headsville, West Virginia
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Headsville is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, USA. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. It lies between U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 46 along side Pattersons Creek.
Headsville had the oldest operating post office in the United States. It was purchased by the Smithsonian Institution and moved to Washington, D.C. where it still operates in the National Museum of American History.
Fort Cocke of the French and Indian War was located near Headsville.
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Mineral County, West Virginia | |
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Municipalities |
Carpendale | Elk Garden | Keyser | Piedmont | Ridgeley |
Unincorporated communities |
Antioch | Barnum | Beryl | Blaine | Burlington | Champwood | Claysville | Cross | Dans Run | Emoryville | Forge Hill | Fort Ashby | Hampshire | Hartmansville | Headsville | Laurel Dale | Limestone | Markwood | Nethkin | New Creek | Oakmont | Patterson Creek | Reeses Mill | Rocket Center | Russelldale | Short Gap | Skyline | Sulphur City | Wagoner | Wiley Ford |
Rivers and streams |
Abram Creek | Dans Run | Limestone Run | Mill Creek | New Creek | North Branch Potomac River | Patterson Creek |