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'''Etam''' is an [[ |
'''Etam''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. |
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The community most likely was named after the biblical place [[Etam (biblical town)|Etam]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=260;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=232}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 25 July 2023
Etam | |
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  Etam Location within the state of West Virginia  Etam Etam (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′7″N 79°43′41″W / 39.28528°N 79.72806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Preston |
| Elevation | 1,749 ft (533 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1554413[1] |
Etam is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.
The community most likely was named after the biblical place Etam.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etam, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 232.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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