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Omps, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°30′24″N 78°17′21″W / 39.50667°N 78.28917°W / 39.50667; -78.28917
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Omps
Omps is located in West Virginia
Omps
Omps
Location within the state of West Virginia
Omps is located in the United States
Omps
Omps
Omps (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°30′24″N 78°17′21″W / 39.50667°N 78.28917°W / 39.50667; -78.28917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMorgan
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1544404[1]

Omps is an unincorporated community that lies along U.S. Route 522 in Morgan County, West Virginia, USA. Omps previously had a post office that operated between 1887 and 1973.

The community was named after the sound of a bull moose's mating call.[2]

Attractions

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Omps features the entrance to the Cacapon Resort State Park. It has proximity to a number of other notable locations, such as Berkeley Springs.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omps, 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. 459.