Evenwood, West Virginia

Evenwood
Unincorporated community
Evenwood is located in West Virginia
Evenwood
Evenwood
Location within the state of West Virginia
Evenwood is located in the United States
Evenwood
Evenwood
Evenwood (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°53′44″N 79°38′54″W / 38.89556°N 79.64833°W / 38.89556; -79.64833
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Elevation
[1]
2,625 ft (800 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554419[1]

Evenwood is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after Evenwood, in England, the ancestral home of a local lumber dealer.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Evenwood, 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. 234.
  3. ^ Lloyd, Chris (June 21, 2018). "How Evenwood came to give its name to a US settlement in West Virginia". Northern Echo. Retrieved December 19, 2024.


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