Elk Forest, West Virginia
Elk Forest, West Virginia | |
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Elk Forest Location in West Virginia and the United States | |
Coordinates: 38°23′22″N 81°35′35″W / 38.38944°N 81.59306°WCoordinates: 38°23′22″N 81°35′35″W / 38.38944°N 81.59306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Elk Forest is a residential community out Elk Forest Road, which turns off U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Originally built in the late 1950s-early 1960s, it is a part of Mink Shoals, originally willed for development by Amanda Pitzer at her death, now buried at a small cemetery across the road from Elk Forest along Ventura Acres Road. It is directly opposite Dutch Road, which is a part of the Old German Settlement at Mink Shoals.[1]
References[]
- ^ Coleman's Atlas and Gazeteer
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Charleston, West Virginia metropolitan area
- Kanawha County, West Virginia geography stubs