Skull Run, West Virginia

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Skull Run, West Virginia
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Skull Run
Coordinates: 39°0′30″N81°45′33″W / 39.00833°N 81.75917°W / 39.00833; -81.75917 Coordinates: 39°0′30″N81°45′33″W / 39.00833°N 81.75917°W / 39.00833; -81.75917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549933 [1]

Skull Run is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Their Post Office [2] no longer is in service.

The community takes its name from nearby Skull Run creek. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skull Run
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skull Run 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. 585.