Austen, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°23′17″N 79°48′3″W / 39.38806°N 79.80083°W / 39.38806; -79.80083
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Austen
UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1553765[1]

Austen is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

The community may be named for one Dr. Austen, the original owner of the town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Austen, 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. 89.