About West Finley Township
West Finley Township is centrally located between Washington, PA, Wheeling, WV, and Waynesburg, PA.
West Finley Township is the extreme southwestern township of Washington County, it being bounded on the west by the State of West Virginia and on the south by Green County. East Finley joins it on the east and its northern boundary is formed by the township of Donegal.
The principal streams of West Finley are Hunter’s Fork (of Wheeling Creek), which marks the southern boundary of the township, separating it from Greene County. Robinson’s Fork, which flows diagonally through the township from its northeastern to its southwestern corner; Templeton Run, which flows southwestwardly across the southeastern corner of the township; and the head and main streams of Middle Wheeling Creek, which flows in a westerly course through the north part of the township into West Virginia.
Points of Interests
Churches
Windy Gap Church (1830) and Salem Church (1855)
Special Interests
William Holmes McGuffey Memorial, Thomas Milliken Memorial Ball Field, Four Seasons Camp Resort, and State Game Lands.
Four Covered Bridges
Danley (Dogwood Hill Road), Erskine (Erskine Road), Longdon (Miller Creek Road), and Crawford (Crawford Road).
Three Villages West Finley (Burnsville), Beham, and Good Intent.
Township History
Donegal was one of the thirteen original townships of Washington County laid out in 1781. Its territory then embraced what is now included in the townships of Donegal, Buffalo, East and West Finley, and the western portion of Green County.
The first reduction of the large area of this township was made by the erection of Finley Township from it on May 6, 1788.
Finley Township was divided and the township thus taken from Finley was named Rich Hill, and in 1796 became a part of Greene County.
One December 24, 1828, Finley Township was divided once again and East and West Finley Townships were formed.