Loom, West Virginia

Loom
Unincorporated community
Loom Loom Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°16′43″N 78°30′41″W / 39.27861°N 78.51139°WCoordinates: 39°16′43″N 78°30′41″W / 39.27861°N 78.51139°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hampshire
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1554995[1]

Loom is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. Loom (sometimes referred to as Loom Cemetery) is located between Capon Bridge and Hanging Rock along the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) on the western flanks of Cooper Mountain. Timber Mountain Road (County Route 50/22) and Beck's Gap Road (County Route 50/23) converge at Loom on U.S. Route 50.

The community's name was selected from a postal directory for its brevity.^[2]

Historic sites

• Central United Methodist Church & Cemetery, US Route 50 East

Image gallery

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  Central United Methodist Church and Cemetery along Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50) at Loom
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  Central United Methodist Church and Cemetery along Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50) at Loom
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  Central United Methodist Church and Cemetery along Northwestern Pike (U.S. Route 50) at Loom

External links

Media related to Loom, West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loom, West Virginia
2. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 384.