Files Crossroad, West Virginia
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Files Crossroad is an unincorporated community in Berkeley County
, West Virginia
. The community is located east of Martinsburg
on West Virginia Route 45 at its crossroads with County Route
45/4. The community was originally known as Smoketown, hence the name of its historic Smoketown Cemetery.
The Rush-Miller House
, located near Files Crossroad, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
Berkeley County, West Virginia
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population is 104,169, making it the second-most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha...
, 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...
. The community is located east of Martinsburg
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Martinsburg is a city in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia, United States. The city's population was 14,972 at the 2000 census; according to a 2009 Census Bureau estimate, Martinsburg's population was 17,117, making it the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle and the eighth largest...
on West Virginia Route 45 at its crossroads with County Route
County highway
A county highway is a road in the United States and in the Canadian province of Ontario that is designated and/or maintained by the county highway department...
45/4. The community was originally known as Smoketown, hence the name of its historic Smoketown Cemetery.
The Rush-Miller House
Rush-Miller House
Rush-Miller House is a historic home located near Smoketown, Berkeley County, West Virginia. It is a two story, "L"-shaped, stone dwelling with a gable roof. It is five bays wide and three bays deep. The rear ell was built about 1810 in the Federal style. The front two story section was added...
, located near Files Crossroad, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985.