Stewartstown is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
William Stewart and his wife Elizabeth Givens Stewart originally settled Stewardstown in 1771.Historical Marker, "Waymaker.com", retrieved 4 Sep 2012 It lies in the region of Monongalia County known as The Forks of Cheat,Hallie Chillag Dunlap, Forks of Cheat, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012 so named because that is the area where the Cheat empties (forks) into the Monongahela River.
It is nestled close to the Cheat River, off US-119 on a bend in the river.
There in 1775, Rev John CorblyCorbly Family MassacreJohn Corbley Farm organized the Forks-of-the-Cheat Baptist Church,Joseph C. Gluck, Forks-of-Cheat Baptist Church, "The West Virginia Encyclopedia", retrieved 4 Sep 2012 the oldest continuously operating church in West Virginia.
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