Tilhance Creek is a 10.4-mile-long (16.7 km)[1]tributarystream ofBack Creek inBerkeley County ofWest Virginia'sEastern Panhandle.[2]
Tilhance Creek's source is aspring on the eastern flank ofThird Hill Mountain (2172 feet/662 m) in western Berkeley County, West Virginia. From its headwaters, the stream trickles eastward down the mountain's forested slope where it is dammed to create a small farm lake. From the impoundment, Tilhance Creek meanders to the north and is joined by a series of other spring-fed streams flowing off Third Hill Mountain. Tilhance Creek then turns again to the east near the community ofBaxter. The stream meanders northward flowing along the western flank of Ferrell Ridge (715 feet/218 m). It is at this location that Tilhance Creek is joined by Whites Run and a small unnamed stream whose source lies near Hedgesville Church. Shortly before the stream reachesWest Virginia Route 9, it is joined by Higgins Run and splits to form a small island. After passing under WV 9, Tilhance Creek flows by the community ofJohnsontown (also known as Soho). From Johnsontown, Tilhance Creek meanders through a series of rolling hills until itsconfluence with Back Creek nearAllensville.
Tilhance Creek is stocked withtrout once in February and once every two weeks from March through May by theWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources from near Johnsontown at the WV 9 bridge.
According to theGeographic Names Information System, Tilhance Creek has been known by a number of names throughout its history. TheBoard on Geographic Names officially decided upon Tilhance Creek as the stream's name in 1901.
39°35′22″N78°00′09″W / 39.58944°N 78.00250°W /39.58944; -78.00250
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