Stewartstown, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia

39°42′15″N 79°54′2″W / 39.70417°N 79.90056°W / 39.70417; -79.90056Country

United StatesState

West VirginiaCounty

MonongaliaElevation

1,263 ft (385 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1547412

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.

References

^ Historical Marker, "Waymaker.com", retrieved 4 Sep 2012
^ Hallie Chillag Dunlap, Forks of Cheat, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012
^ Corbly Family Massacre
^ John Corbley Farm
^ Joseph C. Gluck, Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012