Browns Mill, West Virginia

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Browns Mill, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Browns Mill, West Virginia
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Browns Mill, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°28′46″N79°49′41″W / 39.47944°N 79.82806°W / 39.47944; -79.82806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Preston
Elevation
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1,657 ft (505 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1536438 [1]

Browns Mill is an unincorporated community in Preston County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

History

An old variant name was Zinns Mill, [1] after the local Zinn family. [2] A post office called Zinns Mills was in operation from 1862 until 1864. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Browns Mill, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. 132.
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.


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