Brush Fork, West Virginia
Brush Fork, West Virginia | |
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| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586774[2] |
Brush Fork (also spelled Brushfork
The community takes its name from nearby Brush Fork creek which flows into the Bluestone River.[5]
The
Tourism in Brushfork is gaining with visitors to the Hatfield-Mcoy Trails traveling and staying in the area.
Education
Brushfork currently is home to Brushfork Elementary which will close in 2025 when the new Timberwood Elementary opens.
Brushfork was the former home of Bluefield College of Evangelism. Its first campus was the still active Christian Acres Camp before they moved to the adjacent campus. Bluefield College of Evangelism is now known as Blueridge College of Evangelism and has moved to
Transportation
Brushfork has bus service throughout Mercer and McDowell via Bluefield Area Transit.[9]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Fork, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ 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. 133.
- ^ 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. 133.
- ^ https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/03/brushfork-national-guard-armory-receiving-1-9-million-for-upgrades/
- ^ https://www.wvva.com/2024/04/13/new-mercer-county-elementary-school-track-august-2025-opening/
- ^ http://www.bce.edu/about-us.html#:~:text=Our%20History&text=Bluefield%20College%20of%20Evangelism%20thus,served%20as%20BCE's%20first%20home.
- ^ https://www.ridethebatbus.com/route-52-schedule
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