Barnabus is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek.[2] Barnabus is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Logan. Barnabus was named for one of its founding citizens, Barnabus Curry (b. 1789 d. 1869).[3][4]
Barnabus, West Virginia | |
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  Barnabus  Barnabus | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′38″N 82°00′33″W / 37.74389°N 82.00917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Logan |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1535254[1] |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnabus, West Virginia
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Logan Banner, Names and their Origins, No. 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. 95.
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