Elkwater, West Virginia

Elkwater, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Elkwater, West Virginia
Elkwater, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°38′11″N 80°00′55″W / 38.63639°N 80.01528°W / 38.63639; -80.01528Coordinates: 38°38′11″N 80°00′55″W / 38.63639°N 80.01528°W / 38.63639; -80.01528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Randolph
Elevation 2,123 ft (647 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1551046[1]

Elkwater is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Elkwater is located on U.S. Route 219 and West Virginia Route 55 along the Tygart Valley River, 5.6 miles (9.0 km) south-southwest of Huttonsville.[2]

The community takes its name from nearby Elkwater Fork creek.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Elkwater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Randolph County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 228.


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