Sleepy Creek, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°40′1″N 78°4′57″W / 39.66694°N 78.08250°W / 39.66694; -78.08250CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyMorganTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1555645[1]

Sleepy Creek is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, West Virginia on the Potomac River at the mouth of Sleepy Creek. By 1860, Sleepy Creek had a post office and functioned as an important station on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Sleepy Creek is located along River Road (Morgan County Route 1) east of Hancock and is accessible from Cherry Run to its east by way of Householder Road (County Route 10).

The community was named after nearby Sleepy Creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleepy Creek, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 586.
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