Headsville, West Virginia

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
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
Natural features	Abram Creek \| Allegheny Front \| Dans Run \| Knobly Mountain \| Limestone Run \| Mill Creek \| New Creek \| New Creek Mountain \| North Branch Potomac River \| Patterson Creek \| Patterson Creek Mountain \| Saddle Mountain

	The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
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