Hansrote, West Virginia

Hansrote
unincorporated community
Hansrote Show map of West Virginia Hansrote Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°34′36″N 78°24′57″W / 39.57667°N 78.41583°W / 39.57667; -78.41583Coordinates: 39°34′36″N 78°24′57″W / 39.57667°N 78.41583°W / 39.57667; -78.41583
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Morgan
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1554643^[1]

Hansrote is an unincorporated community village in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia located along the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) mainline on the Potomac River. Hansrote is northeast of Magnolia and southwest of Doe Gully. Stuart Tunnel connected Hansrote and Magnolia by railroad, but today Hansrote is accessible by way of Hansrote Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 12/2) from Magnolia Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 12). The former B&O mainline is now part of CSX Transportation and is a popular location with railfans.

References

Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Berkeley Springs
Towns	Berkeley Springs Paw Paw
CDP	Great Cacapon
Unincorporated communities	Berryville Burnt Factory Campbells Cherry Run Doe Gully Duckwall 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 Roundtop Rock Gap Sir Johns Run Sleepy Creek Smith Crossroads Spohrs Crossroads Stotlers Crossroads Unger Woodmont Woodrow

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