Omps, West Virginia
Appearance
Omps | |
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Coordinates: 39°30′24″N 78°17′21″W / 39.50667°N 78.28917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Morgan |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1544404[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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omps, West Virginia
- ^ 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.