Jordan Run, West Virginia

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Jordan Run, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Jordan Run
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Jordan Run
Coordinates: 39°1′50″N79°15′15″W / 39.03056°N 79.25417°W / 39.03056; -79.25417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Grant
Elevation
1,549 ft (472 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554833 [1]

Jordan Run is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed. It was also known as Jordon Run.

The community takes its name from nearby Jordan Run; [3] Jordan Run Falls is about 3 miles downstream of the community.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan Run, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan Run, West Virginia
  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. 338.


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