Little Falls, West Virginia

Little Falls is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Little Falls is located along the Monongahela River, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south-southwest of Morgantown.[2]

Little Falls, West Virginia
Little Falls, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Little Falls, West Virginia
Little Falls, West Virginia
Little Falls, West Virginia is located in the United States
Little Falls, West Virginia
Little Falls, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°33′24″N 79°59′59″W / 39.55667°N 79.99972°W / 39.55667; -79.99972
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1542096[1]

The community was named after a small waterfall near the original town site.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Little Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Monongalia County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  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. 376.