Twin Branch, West Virginia

Twin Branch is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Twin Branch is 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwest of Davy. It was founded by Henry Ford as a mining community.[2]

Twin Branch
Twin Branch
Location within West Virginia
Twin Branch
Twin Branch (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°28′29″N 81°40′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24889
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555845[1]

The community was named for the fact two streams meet at the town site.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Branch, West Virginia
  2. Hoffman, Nancy; Joyce Hart (2007). West Virginia. Marshall Cavendish. p. 46.
  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. 638.



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