Lick Creek, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°29′04″N 80°54′41″W / 37.48444°N 80.91139°W / 37.48444; -80.91139CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountySummersElevation
1,611 ft (491 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1549783[1]

Lick Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Lick Creek is located near the west bank of the New River, 21 miles (34 km) south of Hinton.

The community takes its name from nearby Lick Creek.[2]

Group of striking union miners & the families living in tents. Lick Creek, West Virginia during UMW General coal strike. -April 12, 1922
Group of striking union miners & the families living in tents. Lick Creek, West Virginia during UMW General coal strike.
-April 12, 1922

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lick Creek, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 372.
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