Hur, West Virginia

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Hur, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hur is located in West Virginia
Hur
Hur
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W / 38.87333°N 81.16944°W / 38.87333; -81.16944Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W / 38.87333°N 81.16944°W / 38.87333; -81.16944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
1,152 ft (351 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554758[1]

Hur is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office has closed.[2] Named after novel "Ben Hur." The village once had three stores and two grist mills. A crank'em up single wire phone company that served a large area that operated into the 1960s and the Mt. Olive Methodist Church which was established in 1879. It is the home of a widely read Internet newspaper, the Hur Herald, established in 1996 by Bob Weaver. Population never exceeded 40.

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur WV post office


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