Pond Creek, West Virginia

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Pond Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°5′39″N81°44′35″W / 39.09417°N 81.74306°W / 39.09417; -81.74306 Coordinates: 39°5′39″N81°44′35″W / 39.09417°N 81.74306°W / 39.09417; -81.74306
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wood
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1549881 [1]

Pond Creek is an unincorporated community located in Wood County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River at the mouth of Pond Creek. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pond Creek, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 33. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.