Arnettsville is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Monongalia County,

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

, United States. It lies south of Georgetown on

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. Arnettsville was originally known as Yukon. It is included in the

Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in and the county seat of Monongalia County, West Virginia, Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Monongahela River. The largest city in North-Central West Virginia, Morgantown is best known as th ...

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. Arnettsville was named for a pioneer merchant named Arnett.

Notable person

* Mary Miller Glasscock, First Lady of West Virginia (1909–13), was born in Arnettsville.

References

Unincorporated communities in Monongalia County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Morgantown metropolitan area {{MonongaliaCountyWV-geo-stub