Stewartstown, West Virginia Explained

Stewartstown, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2: Monongalia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1263
Coordinates:39.7042°N -79.9006°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:GNIS ID
Blank Info:1547412

Stewartstown is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

William Stewart and his wife Elizabeth Givens Stewart originally settled Stewardstown in 1771.[1] It lies in the region of Monongalia County known as The Forks of Cheat,[2] so named because that is the area where the Cheat empties (forks) into the Monongahela River.

It is nestled close to the Cheat River, off US-119 on a bend in the river.

There in 1775, Rev John Corbly[3] [4] organized the Forks-of-the-Cheat Baptist Church,[5] the oldest continuously operating church in West Virginia.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM74AT_Stewartstown|Stewartstown Historical Marker
  2. Hallie Chillag Dunlap, Forks of Cheat, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012
  3. [Corbly Family Massacre]
  4. [John Corbley Farm]
  5. Joseph C. Gluck, Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012