Canterbury, West Virginia

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Canterbury
Unincorporated community
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Canterbury
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Canterbury
Canterbury (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′17″N82°15′25″W / 37.82139°N 82.25694°W / 37.82139; -82.25694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mingo
Elevation
676 ft (206 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1537016 [1]

Canterbury is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [1] is closed.

The community was named for the English city of Canterbury. [2] However, another source asserts the community was probably named after the local Canterbury family. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canterbury, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp.  68.
  3. ↑ 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. 152.


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