Maggoty Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
Maggoty Run most likely was named for the abundance of gnats along its course.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maggoty Run
- ^ 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. 397.
39°46′21″N 80°38′46″W / 39.77250°N 80.64611°W