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 (US 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 (WV 9).

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