Scotch Hill, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°22′27″N 79°51′57″W / 39.37417°N 79.86583°W / 39.37417; -79.86583
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Scotch Hill
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GNIS feature ID1549916[1]

Scotch Hill is an unincorporated community located in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

A large share of the early miners at Scotch Hill being of Scotch descent caused the name to be selected.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotch Hill, 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. 559.