Kerens, West Virginia

Kerens, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Kerens, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Kerens, West Virginia
Kerens, West Virginia
Kerens, West Virginia is located in the United States
Kerens, West Virginia
Kerens, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°00′45″N 79°48′49″W / 39.01250°N 79.81361°W / 39.01250; -79.81361
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Elevation
[1]
1,949 ft (594 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26276
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554864[1]

Kerens is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Kerens is 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-northeast of Elkins, along Leading Creek.[2] Kerens has a post office with ZIP code 26276.[3]

The community was named in honor of Richard C. Kerens, a railroad official.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kerens, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 37. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ^ 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. 347.


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