Johnsontown, Berkeley County, West Virginia
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Johnsontown is an unincorporated town at the junction of West Virginia Route 9 and Camp Frame Road along Tilhance Creek
in Berkeley County
, West Virginia
. The town was originally named Soho by settlers after Soho
in London's
West End
. Its name was later changed to Johnstontown and finally Johnsontown.
Tilhance Creek
Tilhance Creek is a tributary stream of Back Creek in Berkeley County of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.-Headwaters and course:Tilhance Creek's source is a spring on the eastern flank of Third Hill Mountain in western Berkeley County, West Virginia...
in Berkeley County
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 town was originally named Soho by settlers after Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
in London's
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
. Its name was later changed to Johnstontown and finally Johnsontown.