Mineral County, West Virginia

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Mineral County, West Virginia is a rural county in the state's Eastern Panhandle known for its Appalachian landscape, small communities, and proximity to the Potomac River and Maryland border.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Maryland
bordersOn Potomac River
characterizedBy Appalachian Mountains
rural landscape
country United States of America
dateOfEstablishment 1866
FIPSCode 54-057
formedFrom Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia
GNISID 1555180
hasBorderWith Allegany County, Maryland
Garrett County, Maryland
Grant County, West Virginia
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hardy County, West Virginia
hasCapital Keyser, West Virginia
hasGovernmentType county commission
hasHigherEducationInstitution West Virginia University
surface form: Potomac State College of West Virginia University
hasHistoricSite Fort Ashby (historic fort)
hasIndustry agriculture
coal mining
timber
hasLargestCity Keyser, West Virginia
hasMajorHighway U.S. Route 220 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 50
West Virginia Route 28
West Virginia Route 46
hasPostalAbbreviation West Virginia
surface form: WV
hasProtectedArea Green Ridge State Forest
surface form: Green Ridge State Forest (nearby in Maryland, adjacent to county)
hasSettlement Carpendale, West Virginia
Elk Garden, West Virginia
Fort Ashby, West Virginia
Keyser, West Virginia
Piedmont, West Virginia
Ridgeley, West Virginia
locatedIn Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region

Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
United States Census Bureau South region
surface form: United States Census Bureau region South
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Appalachian Plateau
surface form: Allegheny Plateau (partly)
namedAfter minerals
partOf Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
seat Keyser, West Virginia
state West Virginia
traversedBy North Branch Potomac River

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Somerset County borders Mineral County, West Virginia
Grant County, West Virginia bordersOn Mineral County, West Virginia
North Branch Potomac River flowsThrough Mineral County, West Virginia
Garrett County, Maryland borders Mineral County, West Virginia
Luke, Maryland adjacentTo Mineral County, West Virginia
Keyser, West Virginia county Mineral County, West Virginia
Keyser, West Virginia isCountySeatOf Mineral County, West Virginia
Keyser, West Virginia isSeatOf Mineral County, West Virginia
this entity surface form: Mineral County, West Virginia government
Piedmont, West Virginia county Mineral County, West Virginia
Piedmont, West Virginia locatedIn Mineral County, West Virginia
Piedmont, West Virginia isPartOf Mineral County, West Virginia