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Corbin (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°18′33″N81°20′50″W / 39.30917°N 81.34722°W / 39.30917; -81.34722
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wood
Elevation
991 ft (302 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1560361 [1]

Corbin was an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

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