Evenwood, West Virginia

Evenwood
Unincorporated community
Evenwood
Location within the state of West Virginia
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
2,625 ft (800 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554419

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.

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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