Griffith Creek, West Virginia
| Griffith Creek, West Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Griffith Creek, West Virginia  Griffith Creek, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′39″N 80°40′35″W / 37.72750°N 80.67639°WCoordinates: 37°43′39″N 80°40′35″W / 37.72750°N 80.67639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Summers |
| Elevation | 1,555 ft (474 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1556919[1] |
Griffith Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Griffith Creek is located along the Greenbrier River and West Virginia routes 3 and 12, west of Alderson.
History
Griffith Creek was named for an early settler who had been abducted as a child by Indians, and whose father had been killed by Indians.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Griffith Creek, West Virginia
- ↑ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. p. 354.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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