Coordinates: 37°44′38″N 82°00′33″W / 37.74389°N 82.00917°W / 37.74389; -82.00917

Barnabus, West Virginia

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Barnabus, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Barnabus is located in West Virginia
Barnabus
Barnabus
Barnabus is located in the United States
Barnabus
Barnabus
Coordinates: 37°44′38″N 82°00′33″W / 37.74389°N 82.00917°W / 37.74389; -82.00917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation
869 ft (265 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1535254[1]

Barnabus is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek.[2] Barnabus is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Logan. Barnabus was named for one of its founding citizens, Barnabus Curry (b. 1789 d. 1869).[3][4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnabus, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ^ Logan Banner, Names and their Origins, No. 3
  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. 95.


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