Place:Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States

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NameBuckhannon
TypeCity
Coordinates38.989°N 80.224°W
Located inUpshur, West Virginia, United States     (1851 - )
Also located inRandolph, West Virginia, United States     (1787 - 1851)
Contained Places
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Heavner Cemetery
Kesling Mill Cemetery
Mount Rupert Church Cemetery
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Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,299 at the 2020 census.[1] The city is located 60 miles southwest of Morgantown, 115 miles northeast of the capital city of Charleston, 140 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and 220 miles west of Washington, D.C. Buckhannon is home to West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia Strawberry Festival, held annually during the third week of May.

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