Cherry Grove is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located in Pendleton County,

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, United States. Cherry Grove lies within the

Monongahela National Forest The Monongahela National Forest is a U.S. National Forest, national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, US. It protects over of federally managed land within a proclamation boundary that includes much of the Po ...

at the

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of Big Run with the

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. According to the

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, Cherry Grove has also been known throughout its history as Big Run, Big Run School, Champe Rocks, Mullenax, Mullenun, and Mullenux. The present name is derived from the local Cherry Grove school.

Champe Rocks Champe Rocks are a pair of large crags in Pendleton County in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Easily visible from West Virginia Route 28, they are situated within the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. They are — ...

are located some 20 miles north of Cherry Grove and would not have been an alternate name.

Notable people

* Cherry Grove was the birthplace and hometown of Clinton M. Hedrick, who received the

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for actions while serving with the U.S. Army's 17th Airborne Division during World War II. *

Anthony Johnson Showalter Anthony Johnson Showalter (May 1, 1858 – September 14, 1924) was an American gospel music composer, teacher and publisher. He was born in Cherry Grove, West Virginia. Showalter was trained in the Ruebush-Kieffer School of Music and was tea ...

, American gospel music composer, teacher and publisher

References

Unincorporated communities in Pendleton County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{PendletonCountyWV-geo-stub