Blaker Mills, West Virginia

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Blaker Mills, West Virginia
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Blaker Mills
Coordinates: 37°45′42″N80°36′26″W / 37.76167°N 80.60722°W / 37.76167; -80.60722
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Elevation
1,686 ft (514 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549598 [1]

Blaker Mills is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Blaker Mills is located on West Virginia Route 12, northwest of Alderson.

The community was named for the local Blaker family. [2]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 119.