Dodrill, West Virginia

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Dodrill, West Virginia
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Dodrill
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Dodrill
Dodrill (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°51′46″N81°2′4″W / 38.86278°N 81.03444°W / 38.86278; -81.03444 Coordinates: 38°51′46″N81°2′4″W / 38.86278°N 81.03444°W / 38.86278; -81.03444
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1554313 [1]

Dodrill is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after the Dodrill family. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dodrill, 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. 211.