Keyser, West Virginia

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Keyser, West Virginia is a small city in Mineral County that serves as a regional hub in the Potomac Highlands, known for its proximity to the North Branch Potomac River and as the home of West Virginia University Potomac State College.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 304
681
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Mineral County, West Virginia
elevation approximately 800 feet
FIPSCode 54-43324
GNISFeatureID 1554860
governingBody Keyser, West Virginia self-linksurface differs
surface form: City Council of Keyser
governmentType mayor–council government
hasCollegeCampus West Virginia University System
surface form: WVU Potomac State College campus in Keyser
hasEducationalInstitution West Virginia University
surface form: West Virginia University Potomac State College
hasHighSchool Keyser High School
hasHospital Potomac Valley Hospital
hasNewspaper Mineral Daily News-Tribune
hasPublicLibrary Mineral County Public Library
hasRailServiceHistory Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
hasTransportation U.S. Route 220 NERFINISHED
West Virginia Route 46
historicalEconomicBase coal mining
railroad industry
timber industry
isCountySeatOf Mineral County, West Virginia
isHomeOf West Virginia University System
surface form: West Virginia University Potomac State College
isRegionalHubFor Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
surface form: Potomac Highlands region
isSeatOf Mineral County, West Virginia
surface form: Mineral County, West Virginia government
locatedIn Potomac Highlands of West Virginia
surface form: Potomac Highlands
locatedInValley North Branch Potomac River valley
locatedNear Maryland state border
locatedOnRiver North Branch Potomac River
locatedWestOf Cumberland, Maryland
namedAfter William Keyser
nearbyRecreationArea Allegheny Front
Jennings Randolph Lake
Savage River State Forest
partOfMetropolitanArea Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
surface form: Cumberland, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
postalCode 26726
primaryRiver North Branch Potomac River
region Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region
regionallyKnownFor presence of West Virginia University Potomac State College
proximity to outdoor recreation in the Potomac Highlands
state West Virginia
timezone Eastern Time Zone
timezoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time

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North Branch Potomac River flowsThrough Keyser, West Virginia
Henry Louis Gates Jr. placeOfBirth Keyser, West Virginia
this entity surface form: Keyser, West Virginia, United States
Mineral County, West Virginia hasCapital Keyser, West Virginia
Mineral County, West Virginia seat Keyser, West Virginia
Mineral County, West Virginia hasSettlement Keyser, West Virginia
Mineral County, West Virginia hasLargestCity Keyser, West Virginia
Mount Storm, West Virginia nearbyCity Keyser, West Virginia
Keyser, West Virginia governingBody Keyser, West Virginia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: City Council of Keyser
Staff Sergeant Jonah E. Kelley placeOfBirth Keyser, West Virginia
subject surface form: Jonah E. Kelley
this entity surface form: Keyser, West Virginia, United States
Jonah Edward Kelley placeOfBirth Keyser, West Virginia
Jonah Edward Kelley burialPlace Keyser, West Virginia