Adolph, West Virginia

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Adolph, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Adolph
Coordinates: 38°44′40″N80°2′44″W / 38.74444°N 80.04556°W / 38.74444; -80.04556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Randolph
Elevation
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2,313 ft (705 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1553697 [1]

Adolph is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as West Huttonsville, Adolph was named by the Board on Geographic Names in 1977. [1] The first settlement at Adolph was made in the early 1880s. [2] Adolph is located on Helvetia-Adolph Road, at the confluence where Kittle Creek and Birch Fork join to form the Middle Fork River. [1] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adolph, 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. 73.
  3. ↑ Adolph Quadrangle, West Virginia (Map). 1 : 24,000. 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2025.


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