Holbrook, West Virginia

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Holbrook (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°9′8″N80°51′21″W / 39.15222°N 80.85583°W / 39.15222; -80.85583 Coordinates: 39°9′8″N80°51′21″W / 39.15222°N 80.85583°W / 39.15222; -80.85583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1540380 [1]

Holbrook was an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

Holbrook was founded in 1865. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holbrook, 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. 311.