Oakland, West Virginia

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Oakland is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia. It is located along Virginia Line Road (CR 8) north of Unger and south of Stotlers Crossroads. Oakland is connected to Valley Road (U.S. Highway 522) by County Route 26 (Oakland and Morton Grove Roads).

Oakland sprouted up as a small farming community in the 19th century and established its own post office and school which were both in operation until the early 20th century. The Oakland United Methodist Church remains regularly attended by Oakland area residents.

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Municipalities

Berkeley Springs | Paw Paw

Unincorporated communities

Berryville | Burnt Factory | Campbells | Cherry Run | Doe Gully | Duckwall | Great Cacapon | Green Ridge | Greenwood | Hancock | Hansrote | Holton | Jerome | Jimtown | Johnsons Mill | Largent | Lineburg | Magnolia | Mount Trimble | New Hope | North Berkeley | Oakland | Omps | Orleans Cross Roads | Redrock Crossing | Ridersville | Ridge | Rock Gap | Sir Johns Run | Sleepy Creek | Smith Crossroads | Stohrs Crossroads | Stotlers Crossroads | Unger | Woodmont | Woodrow

Rivers and streams

Cacapon River | Cherry Run | Meadow Branch | Potomac River | Sir Johns Run | Sleepy Creek | Warm Spring Run

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Counties

Berkeley | Grant | Hampshire | Hardy | Jefferson | Mineral | Morgan | Pendleton

Communities

Bayard | Berkeley Springs | Bolivar | Capon Bridge | Carpendale | Charles Town | Elk Garden | Franklin | Harpers Ferry | Hedgesville | Keyser | Martinsburg | Moorefield | Paw Paw | Petersburg | Piedmont | Ridgeley | Romney | Shepherdstown | Wardensville

Attractions

Appalachian National Scenic Trail | Berkeley Springs State Park | Cacapon Resort State Park | Cacapon River | Capon Springs | Charles Town Races & Slots | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | Fort Ashby | Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches | George Washington National Forest | Harpers Ferry National Historical Park | Indian Mound Cemetery | Jennings Randolph Lake | Lost River | Lost River State Park | Monongahela National Forest | Mount Storm Lake | Northwestern Turnpike | Potomac River | Potomac State College | Seneca Rocks | Shenandoah River | Shepherdstown National Historic District | Shepherd University | Sleepy Creek Lake | Smoke Hole Caverns | South Branch Potomac River | Spruce Knob | Summit Point Motorsports Park | The Trough | Trout Pond | Tuscarora Trail | Washington Heritage Trail