Berkeley Springs, West Virginia - wikipedia Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Berkeley Springs ( Bath ), West Virginia Town Town square in Berkeley Springs Location of Bath ( Berkeley Springs ) in Morgan County, West Virginia. Coordinates : 39 ° 37 ′ 32 '' N 78 ° 13 ′ 37 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.62556 ° N 78.22694 ° W ﻿ / 39.62556 ; - 78.22694 Coordinates : 39 ° 37 ′ 32 '' N 78 ° 13 ′ 37 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.62556 ° N 78.22694 ° W ﻿ / 39.62556 ; - 78.22694 Country United States State West Virginia County Morgan Incorporated December 1776 Government Type Town council Mayor Scott Merki Area Total 0.34 sq mi ( 0.88 km ) Land 0.34 sq mi ( 0.88 km ) Water 0 sq mi ( 0 km ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 624 Estimate ( 2016 ) 610 Density 1,835.3 / sq mi ( 708.6 / km ) Time zone Eastern ( EST ) ( UTC - 5 ) Summer ( DST ) EDT ( UTC - 4 ) ZIP code 25411 Area code ( s ) 304 FIPS code 54 - 04876 Website http://www.berkeleysprings.com/ The Samuel Taylor Suit Cottage overlooks the town and often is referred to as the `` Berkeley Castle '' ; note the fall colors characteristic of the Appalachian mountains View of part of Berkeley Springs State Park Storage bins of sand for wintery mountain roads The former train station `` Bathtub '' used by George Washington Another view of part of Berkeley Springs State Park, with fall colors View of Sleepy Creek Mountain from Devil 's Nose Berkeley Springs is a town in, and the county seat of, Morgan County, West Virginia, USA, in the state 's Eastern Panhandle. While the area was part of Virginia ( prior to 1861 ), the town was incorporated as Bath. Since 1802, it has been referred to by the name of its original Virginia post office, Berkeley Springs. The population of the town was 624 at the 2010 United States Census. The town is located within the Hagerstown - Martinsburg, MD - WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. Berkeley Springs is a sister city to Bath, Somerset, England. The area contains mineral water springs that were frequented by Native Americans indigenous to the area, possibly for thousands of years. After settlement by Europeans, the mineral springs drew many visitors from urban areas. Notable colonial visitors to the area included George Washington and James Rumsey. Berkeley Springs remained a popular resort area during the early years of the United States. It is the home of the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, the longest running and largest such event in the world. The area continues to be a popular resort area with tourism the main industry in the county and four full - service spas using the mineral water. A historic building whose construction began in 1888, was built as a retreat for Rosa and Samuel Taylor Suit overlooking the town. It often is called `` Berkeley Castle ''. Berkeley Springs is a noted arts community with working artists accounting for approximately 1 % of the county population of 16,000. Since 1994, the town has been listed in all four editions of John Villani 's `` 100 Best Art Towns in America '' ( one of only 11 towns so rated ). Contents 1 History 1.1 Chronology of names 2 Geography 3 Weather 4 Demographics 4.1 2010 census 4.2 2000 census 5 Notable people 6 Notes 7 External links History During colonial times in 1748, George Washington, then just 16 years old, was part of the team that surveyed the Eastern Panhandle region for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. Washington returned several times over the next several years with his half - brother, Lawrence, who was ill, in hopes that the warm springs might improve his health. The springs, and their rumored medicinal benefits, attracted numerous Aboriginal Americans as well as Europeans to the area. While vacationing in the area in 1767, Washington made note of how busy the colonial town had become. Lord Fairfax had built a summer home there and a `` private bath '' making the area a popular destination for Virginia 's social elite. With the advent of independence, An act for establishing a town at the Warm Springs in the county of Berkeley was adopted by the Virginia General Assembly in December 1776. Officially, the town was named Bath, in honor of England 's spa city of Bath. George Washington, his family members and several of the colonial elite were among the town 's first landowners. The town 's main north - south street was named Washington and the main east - west street was named Fairfax. Also, four acres were set aside for `` suffering humanity. '' The area around the springs always was public land known as The Grove and overseen by a state - appointed group of Berkeley Springs trustees. This would become a historic park with its springs and bathhouses, which was made part of the West Virginia state park system in 1925. Nearby, Cacapon State Park was opened in 1933. The mountain that gives its name to the park has an elevation of 2,320 feet ( 710 m ) above sea level. Bath 's population increased during and immediately after, the Revolutionary War as wounded soldiers and others came to the area believing that the warm springs had medicinal qualities. Bath gained a reputation then as a somewhat wild town where eating, drinking, dancing, and gambling on the daily horse races were the order of the day. Chronology of names In 1772, the springs were part of the newly formed Berkeley County, named after its colonial governor, Norborne Berkeley. The waters became known as Berkeley Springs because the existing protocol was to name springs after the colonial Virginia county in which they were located. Previously, the area had been called Warm Springs and Medicinal Springs among other names. Bath became known permanently to the world as Berkeley Springs in 1802 when the Virginia postal system was established in the new nation and there already was a Bath, Virginia, in Bath County. West Virginia became a state following the Wheeling Conventions of 1861, in which 50 northwestern counties of Virginia decided to break away from Virginia during the American Civil War. The new state was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863. Berkeley Springs remained the conventional name used for the town. Its Sister City is Bath, England. Geography Berkeley Springs is located at 39 ° 37 ′ 32 '' N 78 ° 13 ′ 37 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 39.62556 ° N 78.22694 ° W ﻿ / 39.62556 ; - 78.22694 ( 39.625562, - 78.226862 ), in the Appalachian Mountains. The town lies in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia 26 miles NW of Martinsburg, West Virginia and 36 miles W of Hagerstown, Maryland. Berkeley Springs is the county seat of Morgan County. Morgan County makes up one of the western counties in the Eastern Panhandle. According to the United States Census Bureau, the incorporated town of Bath has a total area of 0.34 square miles ( 0.88 km ), all land. The main road through the town is U.S. Route 522. West Virginia Route 9 runs east and west through the town. There are two rivers in Morgan County. The Potomac makes up the northern border and the Cacapon River cuts through the center of the county connecting with the Potomac at Great Cacapon. The Cacapon and Sleepy Creek Mountains are the two most notable mountains in the county. Berkeley Springs is nestled in the extreme northern Shenandoah Valley at an elevation of approximately 499 feet. Warm Spring Run cuts through the center of the town and eventually, connects with the Potomac River near the Hancock Station. Sleepy Creek connects with the Potomac along River Road north and east of the town. Weather This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2011 ) Berkeley Springs experiences a wide array of various weather conditions. There are four distinct seasons in the area. The summers usually are warm, but occasionally can be hot. The fall is variable, and winter is very unpredictable. Temperatures in winter may vary from - 4 degrees Fahrenheit to the lower 70s ( rare ). In recent years the area has had approximately 15 - 25 inches of snow. The spring season usually has a lot of precipitation. Recent years have been noticeably wetter than average. Severe weather does affect the area and may be dangerous at certain times. July 18, 2006, was an example when, on a summer day that was very moist and humid, a cold front sparked storms. Berkeley Springs Emergency Management reported 2.75 '' hail that caused $750,000 in damage. Flash flooding caused an additional $125,000 in damage. Wind damage accounted for $13,000. Other notable events include impacts from Hurricane Ivan, which resulted in two tornadoes, only causing minor damage. It also resulted in numerous road closures from flooding. Heavy Snow in rural Morgan County, WV The 2009 - 2010 winter season was the worst for Morgan county since records have been kept. Nearly 100 inches of snow fell over the county. Best estimates for the county are approximately 90 inches. Three big snowfalls accounted for a large amount of the total snowfall for the season. 33 inches, 17 inches, and 13 inches were the top three biggest snowfalls for the year. It was the greatest accumulation since 2003, the prior year when Morgan County had a double digit snowfall accumulation. During the 09 - 10 season the county experienced three. The county also had its first blizzard since 1996 and that was the 13 inch storm in mid February. Heavy Snow in Downtown Berkeley Springs, WV In September 2012, a storm that dropped six inches of rain in three hours caused widespread flooding in the town. The first white thanksgiving in years occurred November 2014. Heavy snow fell on the 26th and lasted through Thanksgiving. Storm totals were 21 inches in Paw Paw, 6 - 7 inches near Sleepy Creek, and 11 inches 1 mile SE of Berkeley Springs. Thundersnow was also observed, which is rare in winter storms. The warmest month is generally July ( 86 degrees ) while the coldest is January ( 41 degrees ). Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1850 77 -- 1860 2,982 3,772.7 % 1870 407 − 86.4 % 1880 534 31.2 % 1900 781 -- 1910 864 10.6 % 1920 980 13.4 % 1930 1,039 6.0 % 1940 1,145 10.2 % 1950 1,213 5.9 % 1960 1,138 − 6.2 % 1970 944 − 17.0 % 1980 789 − 16.4 % 735 − 6.8 % 2000 663 − 9.8 % 624 − 5.9 % Est. 2016 610 − 2.2 % U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate 2010 Census As of the census of 2010, there were 624 people, 314 households, and 158 families residing in the incorporated town of Bath. The population density was 1,835.3 inhabitants per square mile ( 708.6 / km ). There were 416 housing units at an average density of 1,223.5 per square mile ( 472.4 / km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.5 % White, 0.5 % Native American, 0.3 % Asian, 1.0 % from other races, and 1.8 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7 % of the population. There were 314 households of which 23.9 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8 % were married couples living together, 14.6 % had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8 % had a male householder with no wife present, and 49.7 % were non-families. 43.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age in the town was 42.9 years. 21.2 % of residents were under the age of 18 ; 6.5 % were between the ages of 18 and 24 ; 25.1 % were from 25 to 44 ; 27 % were from 45 to 64 ; and 19.9 % were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 47.8 % male and 52.2 % female. 2000 Census As of the census of 2000, there were 663 people, 331 households, and 160 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,706.0 inhabitants per square mile ( 1,023.9 / km2 ). There were 379 housing units at an average density of 1,546.9 per square mile ( 585.3 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.1 % White, 1.7 % African American, 0.2 % Native American, 0.3 % from other races, and 0.8 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6 % of the population. There were 331 households out of which 20.5 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.6 % were married couples living together, 10.0 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 51.4 % were non-families. 46.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 25.1 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out with 19.5 % under 18, 11.0 % from 18 to 24, 23.4 % from 25 to 44, 22.3 % from 45 to 64, and 23.8 % who were 65 years or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 80.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $24,934, and the median income for a family was $33,333. Males had a median income of $25,156 versus $23,611 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,917. About 13.4 % of families and 18.7 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.8 % of those under age 18 and 15.7 % of those age 65 or over. Notable people Antone ( Tone ) Belt, won silver medal for long jump at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics, and All - State in football, basketball, and track ( 1 ) Beirne Lay, Jr., U.S. Army aviator, air - mail Pilot, WWII squadron commander, author, and screenwriter Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, Virginia Delegate from Rockingham County, U.S. Representative from Virginia 's 7th district, and 42nd Governor of Virginia John Herbert Quick, author, built the NRHP - listed Coolfont House in Berkeley Springs, which later became part of the well - known Coolfont Resort James Rumsey, early steamboat inventor Notes ^ Jump up to : `` US Gazetteer files 2010 ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012 - 07 - 14. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2013 - 01 - 24. ^ Jump up to : `` Population and Housing Unit Estimates ''. Retrieved June 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Find a County ''. National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011 - 05 - 31. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 07. Jump up ^ Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Jump up ^ `` Hening 's Statutes at Large ''. vagenweb.org. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 05. Jump up ^ `` US Gazetteer files : 2010, 2000, and 1990 ''. United States Census Bureau. 2011 - 02 - 12. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ Berkeley Springs recovering from severe flooding. Archived August 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Marshall, Edward. The Journal. 2012 - 09 - 03. Jump up ^ Berkeley Springs Guide... Jump up ^ United States Census Bureau. `` Census of Population and Housing ''. Archived from the original on April 22, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Annual Estimates of the Resident Population : April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 ''. Retrieved August 30, 2013. Jump up ^ `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013 - 09 - 11. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. 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Question: how far is berkley springs wv from martinsburg wv
Answer: 26 miles