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I am interested in genealogy. Where can I find information on place names in West Virginia?

April 26, 2017genealogy names west virginia

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I am interested in genealogy. Where can I find information on place names in West Virginia?

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A good place to start is the Survey’s West Virginia Gazetteer of Physical and Cultural Place Names (West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey Publication V-24, 1986), a compendium of more than 30,000 place names that occurred on several vintages of maps in the State. Our field geologists have also recorded a number of local names of hollows; these names have been added to our computer database. Contact our Service Section for more information.