Buck, West Virginia

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Buck, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Buck, West Virginia
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Buck, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°36′06″N80°49′26″W / 37.60167°N 80.82389°W / 37.60167; -80.82389
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation
1,644 ft (501 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549615 [1]

Buck is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located southeast of Hinton.

The community most likely was named after the deer buck. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck, 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. 134.


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