Hominy Falls, West Virginia

Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°08′43″N 80°43′07″W / 38.14528°N 80.71861°W / 38.14528; -80.71861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
2,346 ft (715 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551482[1]

Hominy Falls is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Hominy Falls is 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Quinwood. It is named after the falls on nearby Hominy Creek.[2]

  • Hominy Falls
  • Hominy Falls after a spring snow

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hominy Falls, West Virginia
  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. 312.


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