Rough Run, West Virginia

Rough Run, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rough Run is located in West Virginia
Rough Run
Rough Run
Rough Run is located in the United States
Rough Run
Rough Run
Coordinates: 38°53′43″N 79°7′11″W / 38.89528°N 79.11972°W / 38.89528; -79.11972
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555528[1]

Rough Run is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named after nearby Rough Run creek.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rough Run, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rough Run, West Virginia
  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. pp. 541–542.


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