Thacker, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 82°07′53″W / 37.59444°N 82.13139°W / 37.59444; -82.13139
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Thacker, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1547991[1]

Thacker is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Thacker is located along the Tug Fork across from the state of Kentucky.

The community takes its name from nearby Thacker Creek.[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. 624.