Parchment Valley, West Virginia

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Parchment Valley, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Parchment Valley is located in West Virginia
Parchment Valley
Parchment Valley
Coordinates: 38°46′19″N 81°44′13″W / 38.77194°N 81.73694°W / 38.77194; -81.73694Coordinates: 38°46′19″N 81°44′13″W / 38.77194°N 81.73694°W / 38.77194; -81.73694
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555303[1]

Parchment Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Parchment Valley is located at the junction of County Routes 15 and 30, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Ripley.[2] Parchment Valley once had a post office, which is now closed.[3]

Parchment Valley most likely takes its name from nearby Parchment Creek.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Parchment Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ Jackson County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Parchment Valley Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ^ 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. 473.


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