Valley Furnace is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.
Valley Furnace | |
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Coordinates: 39°11′42″N 80°52′36″W / 39.19500°N 80.87667°W | |
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Elevation | 1,467 ft (447 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1555868[1] |
The community was named for a blast furnace near the original town site.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Furnace, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 644.