Alum Creek (Coal River tributary)
Alum Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Coal River.
Alum Creek was so named for an alum deposit along its course.[2]
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References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alum Creek (Coal River tributary)
- ^ 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. 78.
Coordinates: 38°17′04″N 81°48′15″W / 38.28444°N 81.80417°W
Categories:
- Rivers of Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Rivers of West Virginia
- West Virginia river stubs