Arnettsville, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Arnettsville is an unincorporated community
in Monongalia County
, West Virginia
, United States
. It lies south of Georgetown
on U.S. Route 19
. Arnettsville was originally known as Yukon. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Monongalia County
Monongalia County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 81,866 people, 33,446 households, and 18,495 families residing in the county. The population density was 227 people per square mile . There were 36,695 housing units at an average density of 102 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies south of Georgetown
Georgetown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Georgetown is an unincorporated community on U.S. Route 19 in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States....
on U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19
U.S. Route 19 is a north–south U.S. Highway. Despite encroaching Interstate Highways, the route has remained a long-haul route, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with Lake Erie....
. Arnettsville was originally known as Yukon. It is included in the Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown, West Virginia
Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is the county seat of Monongalia County. Placed along the banks of the Monongahela River, Morgantown is the largest city in North-Central West Virginia, and the base of the Morgantown metropolitan area...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Morgantown metropolitan area
The Morgantown Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in north-central West Virginia, anchored by the city of Morgantown...
.
Natives
- Mary Miller GlasscockMary Miller GlasscockMary Miller Glasscock was the wife of former Governor of West Virginia William E. Glasscock and served as that state's First Lady, 1909-1913. She was born September 8, 1872, at Arnettsville, West Virginia. In 1888, just shy of her 16th birthday, she married William E. Glasscock...
, First Lady of West Virginia (1909-13) was born in Arnettsville.