Meadow Creek, West Virginia

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Meadow Creek, West Virginia
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Meadow Creek, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°48′36″N80°55′23″W / 37.81000°N 80.92306°W / 37.81000; -80.92306
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation
1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25977 [1]
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1543056 [2]

Meadow Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Meadow Creek is located on the New River, southwest of Meadow Bridge and north of Hinton.

The community was named after nearby Meadow Creek. [3] Meadow Creek Baptist Church, est October 21, 1878. The Sewell Valley Bank opened November 4. 1918 and closed in May of 1932. It was liquidated to the First National Bank of Hinton.

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References

  1. "Meadow Creek ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meadow Creek, 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. 409.
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Houses in Meadow Creek in 2022