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Tomahawk
Tomahawk Springhouse
Tomahawk Springhouse
Tomahawk is located in West Virginia
Tomahawk
Tomahawk
Location in West Virginia
Tomahawk is located in the United States
Tomahawk
Tomahawk
Location in the United States
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Berkeley
Elevation
469 ft (143 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1555816

Tomahawk is an unincorporated community on Back Creek in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named for a nearby series of springs in the shape of a tomahawk. The community includes the historic Tomahawk Presbyterian Church, established c. 1745, and its adjacent community cemetery, which has gravestones dating to the late 18th century. The community lies 9.5 miles from Martinsburg.

Tomahawk Spring and the Park's Gap Bridge were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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