Fourteen, West Virginia

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Fourteen, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°4′00″N82°11′21″W / 38.06667°N 82.18917°W / 38.06667; -82.18917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lincoln
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1741620 [1]

Fourteen was an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office was organized on January 10, 1877.

The origin of the name "Fourteen" is obscure. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourteen, West Virginia
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.