Three Churches | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Three Churches, West Virginia Postmark
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Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 39°24′3″N 78°39′15″W / 39.40083°N 78.65417°WCoordinates: 39°24′3″N 78°39′15″W / 39.40083°N 78.65417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Hampshire |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 26765 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555808 |
Three Churches is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The town is located north of Romney along Jersey Mountain Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 5) at a crossroads with Three Churches Hollow Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 5/4). Originally known as Jersey Mountain, Three Churches was renamed for the three historic white wooden churches located there:Mount Bethel Church, Mount Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, and Branch Mountain United Methodist Church. The Three Churches Post Office is no longer in service.