Wappocomo, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°23′42″N 78°44′5″W / 39.39500°N 78.73472°W / 39.39500; -78.73472CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyHampshireTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1549977[1]

Wappocomo is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The community is located south of Springfield on West Virginia Route 28 at Hanging Rocks along the South Branch Potomac River. Wappocomo has also historically been referred to as The Rocks, Wapocoma, and Wapocomo.

The community's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, Wappocomo meaning South Branch Potomac River in the local Indian language.[2]

Wappocomo has become a popular summer campsite location on the South Branch for both locals and out-of-state visitors. It should not be confused with the Wapocoma Campgrounds, located five miles south of Romney on South Branch River Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 8).

Historic site

  • The Rocks, a 19th-century white clapboard farmhouse

References

  1. ^ "Wapocomo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  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. 656.

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