Berkeley County observes Eastern Daylight Time ( March- November)
Berkeley County observes Eastern Standard Time (November-march)
Berkeley County observes Eastern Standard Time (November-march)
Berkeley County is a county located in the Eastern Panhandle region of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Berkeley County is part of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Berkeley County's county seat is Martinsburg.
Berkeley County was founded in 1772.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 322 square miles (830 km2), of which 321 square miles (830 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.1%) is water.
Berkeley County is part of the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Berkeley County's county seat is Martinsburg.
Berkeley County was founded in 1772.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 322 square miles (830 km2), of which 321 square miles (830 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.1%) is water.
US Census Bureau Information for Berkeley County (Circa 2021)
The population of Berkeley County on April 1, 2020 was 122,076, the second most populous county in West Virginia, behind Kanawha. In the 2010 United States Census, Berkeley County’s population was 104,169, in 2000, it was 75,905, and in 1990, it was 59,253. In 1910, Berkeley County’s population was 21,999. 87.2% of Berkeley County’s population over 25 years old from 2012 - 2016 were high school graduates, 20.3% had at least a Bachelor’s degree.
The average working person from 2012 – 2016 drove 31 minutes to work.
There were 1,574 employers in Berkeley County in 2015.
The population density in Berkeley County in 2010 was 324.4 people per square mile
Morgan Morgan settled near Mill Creek in southern Berkeley County by 1727.
Around 1742, fourteen Baptist families migrated to the Gerrardstown area from New Jersey and here they founded Mill Creek Baptist Church.
Berkeley County was formed from Frederick County in 1772, and it contained all of Berkeley, Jefferson and part of Morgan County.
The first sheriff of Berkeley County was Adam Stephen, appointed by a commission from the Governor.
According to Aler’s History of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia, the last Indian attack in Berkeley County occurred in 1774.
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Martinsburg was founded in 1775 by German emigrants from Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Martinsburg was established in October, 1778 and was named for Col. Thomas Bryan Martin, friend of founder Adam Stephen.
In 1782, the first Methodist meeting in Martinsburg was held in the market house. The first regular meeting house was on John Street.
The first newspaper within the borders of present-day West Virginia was the Potomac Guardian and Berkeley Advertiser, first published in Martinsburg in 1789. The motto was “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” Its publisher was Dr. Robert Henry, a physician.
In 1797, Martinsburg had approximately seventy houses, a court house, a jail, an Episcopal church and a Presbyterian church.
Some Historians believe Berkeley county got its name from Norborne Berkeley.
Other historians claim that Berkeley County may have been named in honor of Sir William Berkeley (1610–1677), who was born near London, graduated from Oxford University in 1629 and was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1642. He served as Governor until 1652 and was later reappointed Governor in 1660. He continued to serve as Virginia's Governor until 1677 when he was called back to England. He died later that same year, on July 9.
The average working person from 2012 – 2016 drove 31 minutes to work.
There were 1,574 employers in Berkeley County in 2015.
The population density in Berkeley County in 2010 was 324.4 people per square mile
Morgan Morgan settled near Mill Creek in southern Berkeley County by 1727.
Around 1742, fourteen Baptist families migrated to the Gerrardstown area from New Jersey and here they founded Mill Creek Baptist Church.
Berkeley County was formed from Frederick County in 1772, and it contained all of Berkeley, Jefferson and part of Morgan County.
The first sheriff of Berkeley County was Adam Stephen, appointed by a commission from the Governor.
According to Aler’s History of Martinsburg and Berkeley County, West Virginia, the last Indian attack in Berkeley County occurred in 1774.
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Martinsburg was founded in 1775 by German emigrants from Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Martinsburg was established in October, 1778 and was named for Col. Thomas Bryan Martin, friend of founder Adam Stephen.
In 1782, the first Methodist meeting in Martinsburg was held in the market house. The first regular meeting house was on John Street.
The first newspaper within the borders of present-day West Virginia was the Potomac Guardian and Berkeley Advertiser, first published in Martinsburg in 1789. The motto was “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” Its publisher was Dr. Robert Henry, a physician.
In 1797, Martinsburg had approximately seventy houses, a court house, a jail, an Episcopal church and a Presbyterian church.
Some Historians believe Berkeley county got its name from Norborne Berkeley.
Other historians claim that Berkeley County may have been named in honor of Sir William Berkeley (1610–1677), who was born near London, graduated from Oxford University in 1629 and was appointed Governor of Virginia in 1642. He served as Governor until 1652 and was later reappointed Governor in 1660. He continued to serve as Virginia's Governor until 1677 when he was called back to England. He died later that same year, on July 9.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 322 square miles (830 km2), of which 321 square miles (830 km2) is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) (0.1%) is water.
Rivers and streams:
Potomac River
Back Creek
Tilhance Creek
Cherry Run
Meadow Branch (tributary of Sleepy Creek in Morgan County)
Opequon Creek
Middle Creek
Mill Creek
Specks Run
Tuscarora Creek
Communities
Cities
Martinsburg (county seat)
Town of Hedgesville
Census-designated places
Falling Waters
Inwood
Unincorporated communities
Allensville
Arden
Baker Heights
Baxter
Bedington
Berkeley
Bessemer
Blairton
Bunker Hill
Darkesville
Douglas Grove
Files Crossroad
Ganotown
Georgetown
Gerrardstown
Glengary
Greensburg
Grubbs
Corner
Hainesville
Johnsontown
Jones Springs
Little Georgetown
Marlowe
Nipetown
Nollville
North Mountain
Pikeside
Ridgeway
Scrabble
Shanghai
Spring Mills
Swan Pond
Tablers Station
Tarico Heights
Tomahawk
Union Corner
Van Clevesville
Vanville
Winebrenners Crossroad
Wynkoop Springs
Magisterial districts:
Adam Stephen/Opequon
Norborne
Potomac
Tuscarora
Shenandoah Valley
Adjacent counties:
Washington County, Maryland (north)
Jefferson County (southeast)
Frederick County, Virginia (south)
Morgan County (northwest)
Washington County, Maryland (north)
Jefferson County (southeast)
Frederick County, Virginia (south)
Morgan County (northwest)
