Hancock, West Virginia

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Hancock is an unincorporated hamlet in Morgan County in the U.S. state of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. It is located off of Hancock Road (U.S. Highway 522) on River Road (County Route 1) along the Potomac River north of Berkeley Springs. Originally known as Brosius, its post office's name was changed to Hancock in 1948 to reflect its location on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline across the river from Hancock, Maryland.

Located along River Road from US 522, Hancock is also accessible by way of Fairview Drive (County Route 2) from Berkeley Springs and also Pious Ridge Road (County Route 4) from Ridersville on Martinsburg Road (West Virginia Route 9).

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Image:Flag of West Virginia.svg	Morgan County, West Virginia
Municipalities	Berkeley Springs \| Paw Paw
Unincorporated communities	Berryville \| Burnt Factory \| Campbells \| Cherry Run \| Doe Gully \| Duckwall \| Great Cacapon \| Green Ridge \| Greenwood \| Hancock \| Hansrote \| Holton \| Jerome \| Jimtown \| Johnsons Mill \| Largent \| Lineburg \| Magnolia \| Mount Trimble \| New Hope \| North Berkeley \| Oakland \| Omps \| Orleans Cross Roads \| Redrock Crossing \| Ridersville \| Ridge \| Rock Gap \| Sir Johns Run \| Sleepy Creek \| Smith Crossroads \| Stohrs Crossroads \| Stotlers Crossroads \| Unger \| Woodmont \| Woodrow
Rivers and streams	Cacapon River \| Cherry Run \| Meadow Branch \| Potomac River \| Sir Johns Run \| Sleepy Creek \| Warm Spring Run

Image:EasternPanhandleWV.PNG	The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Counties	Berkeley \| Grant \| Hampshire \| Hardy \| Jefferson \| Mineral \| Morgan \| Pendleton
Communities	Bayard \| Berkeley Springs \| Bolivar \| Capon Bridge \| Carpendale \| Charles Town \| Elk Garden \| Franklin \| Harpers Ferry \| Hedgesville \| Keyser \| Martinsburg \| Moorefield \| Paw Paw \| Petersburg \| Piedmont \| Ridgeley \| Romney \| Shepherdstown \| Wardensville
Attractions	Appalachian National Scenic Trail \| Berkeley Springs State Park \| Cacapon Resort State Park \| Cacapon River \| Capon Springs \| Charles Town Races & Slots \| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park \| Fort Ashby \| Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches \| George Washington National Forest \| Harpers Ferry National Historical Park \| Indian Mound Cemetery \| Jennings Randolph Lake \| Lost River \| Lost River State Park \| Monongahela National Forest \| Mount Storm Lake \| Northwestern Turnpike \| Potomac River \| Potomac State College \| Seneca Rocks \| Shenandoah River \| Shepherdstown National Historic District \| Shepherd University \| Sleepy Creek Lake \| Smoke Hole Caverns \| South Branch Potomac River \| Spruce Knob \| Summit Point Motorsports Park \| The Trough \| Trout Pond \| Tuscarora Trail \| Washington Heritage Trail