Valley Furnace, West Virginia

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Valley Furnace
Valley Furnace (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°11′42″N80°52′36″W / 39.19500°N 80.87667°W / 39.19500; -80.87667
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County Flag of Barbour County, West Virginia.svg Barbour
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1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555868 [1]

Valley Furnace is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named for a blast furnace near the original town site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Furnace, 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. 644.