Kirk, West Virginia

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Kirk, West Virginia
Kirk, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Kirk, West Virginia
Kirk, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°53′39″N 82°14′36″W / 37.89417°N 82.24333°W / 37.89417; -82.24333Coordinates: 37°53′39″N 82°14′36″W / 37.89417°N 82.24333°W / 37.89417; -82.24333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
873 ft (266 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554888[1]

Kirk is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Kirk is 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Kermit.

An early variant name was Buttercup.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ 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. 353.


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