Key Rock, West Virginia

Key Rock
Key Rock
Location within the state of West Virginia
Key Rock
Key Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′16″N 81°31′8″W / 37.65444°N 81.51889°W / 37.65444; -81.51889
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554869[1]

Key Rock is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. The community is home to the Coon Fork Church congregation and the Lester Family Cemetery.[2]

The community may derive its name from nearby Rockcastle Creek.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Key Rock, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Coon Fork Church (in Wyoming County, WV)". westvirginia.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ 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. 349.