Mud, West Virginia

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Mud, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Mud
Coordinates: 38°5′41″N81°58′34″W / 38.09472°N 81.97611°W / 38.09472; -81.97611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lincoln
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1543899 [1]

Mud is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named after the nearby Mud River. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Post Office (historical)
  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. 433.


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