Algeria, West Virginia

Algeria is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. The village is located along Big Run, a branch of Middle Island Creek, where County Route 7, Arvilla Road, meets Desert Road, about two miles southeast of Arvilla.[2][1] A U.S. Post Office was established there in 1894, and continued to 1910, when the post office was discontinued, and the mail redirected to Wasp.[3]

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Algeria is located in West Virginia
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Location within the state of West Virginia
Algeria is located in the United States
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Algeria (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°25′05″N 81°03′09″W / 39.41806°N 81.05250°W / 39.41806; -81.05250
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPleasants
Elevation778 ft (237 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1678485[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Algeria, West Virginia
  2. ^ United States Geological Survey, Topographical Maps, West Virginia–Ohio, St. Marys Quadrangle (ed. Nov. 1906).
  3. ^ United States Post Office Department, Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832–1971, NARA Microfilm Publication M841, West Virginia, Pleasants County, pp. 549–552.