Tomahawk, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°31′49″N 78°02′49″W / 39.53028°N 78.04694°W / 39.53028; -78.04694CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyBerkeleyElevation466 ft (142 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1555816[1]

Tomahawk is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community is named for a nearby series of springs in the shape of a tomahawk.[2] The community includes the historic Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, established c. 1745, and its adjacent community cemetery, which has gravestones dating to the late 18th century. Tomahawk also has a popular dirt bike racetrack. The community lies 9.5 miles from Martinsburg.

Tomahawk Spring and the Park's Gap Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tomahawk, 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. 628.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

External links

  • Brief History of the Tomahawk Presbyterian Church


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