Maben, West Virginia

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Maben
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Maben
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Maben
Maben (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°38′12″N81°23′31″W / 37.63667°N 81.39194°W / 37.63667; -81.39194
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25870

Maben is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along the Slab Fork and West Virginia Route 54. [1] The community is home to Integrated Resources of Wyoming County as well as the county's only 7 Eleven.

The community was named after John C. Maben, the original owner of the town site. [2]

References

  1. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.
  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. 391.