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Twin Branch, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Twin Branch
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°28′29″N 81°40′06″W / 37.47472°N 81.66833°W / 37.47472; -81.66833
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes24889
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555845

Twin Branch is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Twin Branch is 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwest of Davy. It was founded by Henry Ford as a mining community.

The community was named for the fact two streams meet at the town site.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Branch, West Virginia
  2. Hoffman, Nancy; Joyce Hart (2007). West Virginia. Marshall Cavendish. p. 46.
  3. 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. 638.
Municipalities and communities of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Welch
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