Burning Creek

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Burning Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

According to GNIS, Burning Creek consists of Lower Burning Creek, [1] Middle Burning Creek, [2] and Upper Burning Creek. [3] The creek was named for the naturally occurring gases which will burn when exposed to a flame. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Burning Creek
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Burning Creek
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Burning Creek
  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. 142.

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