Etam, West Virginia

Etam
Etam
Unincorporated community
	Etam Location within the state of West Virginia Etam Etam (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°17′7″N79°43′41″W / 39.28528°N 79.72806°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation	1,749 ft (533 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1554413

Last updated September 01, 2025

Etam is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

The community most likely was named after the biblical place Etam.^[2]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etam, West Virginia
↑ 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. 232.

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[gnis-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etam, 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. 232.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Preston County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Kingwood
City	Kingwood	Map of West Virginia highlighting Preston County
Towns	Albright Brandonville Bruceton Mills Masontown Newburg Reedsville Rowlesburg Terra Alta Tunnelton
CDPs	Arthurdale Aurora
Other communities	Afton Alpine Lake Amboy Austen Borgman Bretz Brookside Browns Mill Bull Run Carmel Cascade Clifton Mills Colebank Corinth Cranesville Cuzzart Denver Eglon Erwin Etam Evansville Fellowsville Glade Farms Gladesville Guseman Hazelton Herring Hiorra Hiram Hopemont Hopewell Horse Shoe Run Howesville Independence Lenox Little Sandy Macomber Manown Mount Nebo Mount Olivet Mountain View (north) Mountain View (south) Orr Pisgah Pleasantdale Preston Rockville Rohr Ruthbelle Saint Joe Scotch Hill Sell Silver Lake Sinclair Snider Stevensburg Sugar Valley Threefork Bridge Turner Douglass Valley Point Victoria West End White Oak Springs Zevely
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Etam
Unincorporated community
Etam Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Etam Etam (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°17′7″N79°43′41″W / 39.28528°N 79.72806°W / 39.28528; -79.72806
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation ^[1]	1,749 ft (533 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1554413^[1]