Rosedale, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°44′21″N 80°56′34″W / 38.73917°N 80.94278°W / 38.73917; -80.9427826636
Rosedale is an unincorporated community in Braxton and Gilmer counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It lies along the Right Fork Steer Creek,[2] at an elevation of 778 feet (237 m).
The community was named after wild rose bushes near the original town site.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosedale, West Virginia
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ 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. 541.
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Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Sutton
communities
- Arnett
- Bison
- Bonnie
- Canfield
- Caress
- Centralia
- Chapel
- Clem
- Copen
- Corley
- Cutlips
- Dingy
- Duck
- Dutch
- Elmira
- Falls Mill
- Flower
- Frametown
- Gem
- Gip
- Glendon
- Heaters
- Herold
- Home
- Hyers
- Joppa
- Laurel Fork
- Letch
- Little Birch
- Little Otter
- McNutt
- Napier
- Newville
- Orlando‡
- Riffle
- Rollyson
- Rosedale
- Servia
- Strange Creek
- Tague
- Tesla
- Thrash
- Vernon
- Waggy‡
- Wilsie
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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