Long Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°55′22″N 81°16′32″W / 37.92278°N 81.27556°W / 37.92278; -81.27556
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Long Branch, Fayette County,
West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554991[1]

Long Branch is an

West Virginia Turnpike, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northwest of Pax.[2] Long Branch had a post office, which closed on October 3, 1998.[3]

The community was named for a nearby and relatively long network of creeks and valleys.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Long Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Fayette County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  4. ^ 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. 383.