Upper Tract, West Virginia

Upper Tract
Unincorporated community

Corn fields with Upper Tract in the back
Upper Tract
Upper Tract

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°47′14″N 79°16′57″W / 38.78722°N 79.28250°W / 38.78722; -79.28250Coordinates: 38°47′14″N 79°16′57″W / 38.78722°N 79.28250°W / 38.78722; -79.28250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pendleton
Elevation 1,558 ft (475 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 1555861[1]

Upper Tract is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The community lies along U.S. Highway 220 at the confluence of Reeds Creek and the South Branch Potomac River.

The community took its name from a nearby 18th-century pioneer settlement.[2] Two local structures — the Cunningham-Hevener House and the Pendleton County Poor Farm — are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

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