Griffith Creek, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°43′39″N 80°40′35″W / 37.72750°N 80.67639°W / 37.72750; -80.67639CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountySummersElevation
1,555 ft (474 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1556919[1]

Griffith Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Griffith Creek is located along the Greenbrier River and West Virginia routes 3 and 12, west of Alderson.

History

Griffith Creek was named for an early settler who had been abducted as a child by Indians, and whose father had been killed by Indians.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Griffith Creek, West Virginia
  2. ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 354.
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