Coordinates: 38°44′21″N 80°56′34″W / 38.73917°N 80.94278°W / 38.73917; -80.94278

Rosedale, West Virginia

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For the community in Monongalia County, see Rosedale, Monongalia County, West Virginia.

Rosedale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rosedale is located in West Virginia
Rosedale
Rosedale
Rosedale is located in the United States
Rosedale
Rosedale
Coordinates: 38°44′21″N 80°56′34″W / 38.73917°N 80.94278°W / 38.73917; -80.94278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton and Gilmer
Elevation
778 ft (237 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26636
GNIS feature ID1546077[1]

Rosedale is an unincorporated community in Braxton and Gilmer counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It lies along the Right Fork Steer Creek,[2] at an elevation of 778 feet (237 m).

The community was named after wild rose bushes near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosedale, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  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. 541.


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