Place:New Manchester, Hancock, West Virginia, United States

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NameNew Manchester
Alt namesFairviewsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS54013593
Pughtownsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS54013593
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates40.517°N 80.567°W
Located inHancock, West Virginia, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Flats Cemetery
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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New Manchester (formerly Fairview and Pughtown) is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It is located along West Virginia Route 8 northeast of New Cumberland near Tomlinson Run State Park.

New Manchester was originally called Manchester and was platted in 1810. The Old Court House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 but has since been demolished.

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