Mahan, West Virginia

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Mahan, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Mahan
Coordinates: 38°01′22″N81°21′18″W / 38.02278°N 81.35500°W / 38.02278; -81.35500
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
945 ft (288 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555024 [1]

Mahan is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Mahan is located off exit 66 of the West Virginia Turnpike.

The community was named after Peter Mahan, a businessperson in the lumber industry. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 397.
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