Levels, West Virginia

Levels is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Levels community has a population of 147.[2] It is home to John J. Cornwell Elementary School.

Levels, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Levels United Methodist Church
Levels United Methodist Church
Levels is located in West Virginia
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Levels is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 39°29′4″N 78°33′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Population
 (2000)
 • Total147
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25431
GNIS feature ID1541801[1]

The community was so named on account of the relatively level original town site.[3] Levels was originally known as Levels Cross Roads because of its location at the intersection of four roads in north-central Hampshire County: Bright's Hollow Road (County Route 5/5) north to Okonoko, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (County Route 3/3) southeast to Slanesville, Jersey Mountain Road (County Route 5) south to Romney, and Frenches Station Road (County Route 5/7) northwest to South Branch Depot.

Notable residents

Churches
  • Church of the Brethren
    • Capon Chapel Church of the Brethren, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (CR 3/3)
    • Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)
  • Methodist
    • Levels United Methodist Church, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Levels, West Virginia
  2. Levels, West Virginia ZIP code profile Archived 2004-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, DownloadZIPCode.com Archived 2005-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2008-01-19.
  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. 369.
  4. Brannon 1976, p. 216.
  5. "Birth Record Detail: Howard L. Swisher". West Virginia Vital Research Records. West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2014.

Bibliography
Levels Family Store and Post Office


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