New Manchester, West Virginia

New Manchester (formerly Fairview and Pughtown) is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.^[2] It is located along West Virginia Route 8 northeast of New Cumberland near Tomlinson Run State Park.

New Manchester, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°31′53″N 80°34′48″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hancock
Elevation	1,188 ft (362 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26056[1]
GNIS feature ID	1544130[2]

New Manchester was originally called Manchester and was platted in 1810.^[3] The Old Court House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973^[4] but has since been demolished.

References

1. "New Manchester ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
2. "New Manchester". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 511.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

External links

• Tomlinson Run State Park