Key Rock, West Virginia

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Key Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′16″N81°31′8″W / 37.65444°N 81.51889°W / 37.65444; -81.51889
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554869 [1]

Key Rock is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. The community is home to the Coon Fork Church congregation and the Lester Family Cemetery. [2]

The community may derive its name from nearby Rockcastle Creek. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Key Rock, West Virginia
  2. "Coon Fork Church (in Wyoming County, WV)". westvirginia.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  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. 349.