Litwar, West Virginia

Litwar
Unincorporated community
Litwar is located in West Virginia
Litwar
Litwar
Location within West Virginia
Litwar is located in the United States
Litwar
Litwar
Litwar (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′53″N 81°50′18″W / 37.48139°N 81.83833°W / 37.48139; -81.83833
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
961 ft (293 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554976[1]

Litwar is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Litwar is located on the Tug Fork, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of Iaeger.

The community's name most likely was derived from nearby Little War Creek.[2]

The town is on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Litwar, 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. 378.


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