Woodbine, West Virginia

Woodbine is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Woodbine is located at the mouth of the Cranberry River at the Gauley River, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Craigsville.

Woodbine, West Virginia
Woodbine, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Woodbine, West Virginia
Woodbine, West Virginia
Woodbine, West Virginia is located in the United States
Woodbine, West Virginia
Woodbine, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°17′55″N 80°36′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
1,939 ft (591 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553512[1]

The community most likely was named for the woodbine growing near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 690.


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