Barnabus, West Virginia

Barnabus, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Barnabus, West Virginia
Barnabus, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°44′38″N 82°00′33″W / 37.74389°N 82.00917°W / 37.74389; -82.00917Coordinates: 37°44′38″N 82°00′33″W / 37.74389°N 82.00917°W / 37.74389; -82.00917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Logan
Elevation 869 ft (265 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1535254[1]

Barnabus is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek.[2] Barnabus is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Logan. Barnabus was named for one of its founding citizens, Barnabus Curry b. 1789 d. 1869.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnabus, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. Logan Banner, Names and their Origins, No. 3
  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. 95.


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