Maidsville, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia

39°41′18″N 79°58′48″W / 39.68833°N 79.98000°W / 39.68833; -79.98000Country

United StatesState

West VirginiaCounty

MonongaliaElevation

257 m (843 ft)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

26541

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555026^[1]

Maidsville is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Maidsville is located along West Virginia Route 100, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of downtown Morgantown.

According to tradition, Maidsville was so named on account of there being a large share "old maids" among the first settlers.^[2]

Maidsville has a post office with ZIP code 26541.^[3] Near Maidsville is the Longview Power Plant, the cleanest, most efficient coal-fired power plant in the 13 state PJM Interconnection and one of the cleanest and most efficient in the United States.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ {{cite Much of the land surrounding the village was owned by two families, the Courtneys on the western side of town, and the Sanders family on the eastern side. Both tracts had substantial coal deposits. In 1899, Margie Courtney married Forrest Sanders. A home built for them by Margie Courtney's father still stands on the northern edge of the town. |last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=426;size=125%7Cyear=1945%7Cpublisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=398}}
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^ "Emissions Tracking Highlights". United States Environmental Protection Agency.