Sulphur City, West Virginia

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Sulphur City
Unincorporated community
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Sulphur City
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Sulphur City
Sulphur City (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′11″N79°8′15″W / 39.35306°N 79.13750°W / 39.35306; -79.13750
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mineral
Elevation
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2,530 ft (770 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1547709 [1]

Sulphur City is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. Sulphur City is located along West Virginia Route 42.

The community was named for a sulphur spring near the original town site. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur City, 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. 611.


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