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Henrietta, West Virginia
Henrietta, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Henrietta, West Virginia
Henrietta, West Virginia
Location in West Virginia
Henrietta, West Virginia is located in the United States
Henrietta, West Virginia
Henrietta, West Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554683

Henrietta is a small place in West Virginia, United States. It is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it's a group of homes and businesses that do not have their own local government. Instead, it is part of the larger Calhoun County.

Discovering Henrietta, West Virginia

Henrietta is located in Calhoun County. This county is found within the state of West Virginia. West Virginia is a state in the eastern part of the United States. Henrietta is a quiet place where people live without a separate town hall or mayor.

What is an Unincorporated Community?

An unincorporated community like Henrietta does not have its own city or town government. Instead, the county government takes care of services for the area. This includes things like roads and public safety. People living in Henrietta are part of Calhoun County.

Henrietta in Stories

You might have heard of a town called Henrietta in a book series. This fictional town appears in The Raven Cycle books. These popular books were written by Maggie Stiefvater. It is important to know that the Henrietta in West Virginia is a real place. However, it is not connected to the fictional town in Virginia from the books. The book's Henrietta is just a made-up place for the story.

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