Levels, West Virginia

Levels
Unincorporated community
Levels United Methodist Church
Levels Levels Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°29′4″N 78°33′13″W / 39.48444°N 78.55361°WCoordinates: 39°29′4″N 78°33′13″W / 39.48444°N 78.55361°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hampshire
Population (2000)
• Total	147
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	25431
GNIS feature ID	1541801[1]

Levels is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Levels community has a population of 147.^[2] It is home to John J. Cornwell Elementary School.

The community was so named on account of the relatively level original town site.^[3] Levels was originally known as Levels Cross Roads because of its location at the intersection of four roads in north-central Hampshire County: Bright's Hollow Road (County Route 5/5) north to Okonoko, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (County Route 3/3) southeast to Slanesville, Jersey Mountain Road (County Route 5) south to Romney, and Frenches Station Road (County Route 5/7) northwest to South Branch Depot.

Notable residents

• Howard Llewellyn Swisher (1870–1945), American businessperson, real estate developer, and historian

Churches

• Church of the Brethren
  • Capon Chapel Church of the Brethren, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (CR 3/3)
  • Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)
• Methodist
  • Levels United Methodist Church, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Levels, West Virginia
2. Levels, West Virginia ZIP code profile, DownloadZIPCode.com. Accessed 2008-01-19.
3. 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. 369.

External links

Levels Family Store and Post Office

• Media related to Levels, West Virginia at Wikimedia Commons