Mahan, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°01′22″N 81°21′18″W / 38.02278°N 81.35500°W / 38.02278; -81.35500
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Mahan, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555024[1]

Mahan is an

West Virginia Turnpike
.

The community was named after Peter Mahan, a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 397.