Rush Run, West Virginia

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Rush Run, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Rush Run
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Rush Run
Coordinates: 37°57′52″N81°3′56″W / 37.96444°N 81.06556°W / 37.96444; -81.06556
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1556191 [1]

Rush Run was an unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community takes its name from nearby Rush Run. [2] A post office was opened there in 1889 and closed in 1939. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Run, West Virginia
  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. 544.
  3. ↑ https://coalcampusa.com/sowv/river/rushrun/rushrun.htm


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