Brooks, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°43′27″N 80°53′11″W / 37.72417°N 80.88639°W / 37.72417; -80.88639Brooks is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along the New River to the north of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County.[1] Its elevation is 1,657 feet (505 m).[2]
History
Brooks is named for an early settler.[3][4]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brooks, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
- ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 354.
- ^ 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. 131.
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Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
- Hinton
communities
- Ballengee‡
- Bargers Springs
- Barksdale
- Barnettown
- Bellepoint
- Bertha
- Beurytown
- Brooklin
- Brooks
- Browning
- Buck
- Carew
- Claypool
- Clayton
- Crossroads
- Crumps Bottom
- Ellison
- Ellison Ridge
- Elton
- Farley
- Forest Hill
- Glenray
- Green Sulphur Springs
- Griffith Creek
- Hill Top
- Hilldale
- Hix
- Indian Mills
- Judson
- Jumping Branch
- Lick Creek
- Lockbridge
- Lowell
- Mandeville
- Marie
- Meadow Creek
- Mountview‡
- Neponset
- Nimitz
- Pence Springs
- Pipestem
- Ramp
- Riffe
- Sandstone
- Santafee
- Seminole
- Streeter
- Suck Creek
- Talcott
- Tempa
- True
- Valley Heights
- Wiggins
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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