Soak Creek, West Virginia

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Soak Creek
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Soak Creek
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Soak Creek
Soak Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°42′7″N81°16′57″W / 37.70194°N 81.28250°W / 37.70194; -81.28250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
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2,247 ft (685 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1742965 [1]

Soak Creek is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community takes its name from nearby Soak Creek, which originally was called Soak Ass Creek. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soak Creek, 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. 591.