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'''Etam''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]].
'''Etam''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Preston County, West Virginia|Preston County]], [[West Virginia]], United States.

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>


== References ==
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Etam
Unincorporated community
Etam is located in West Virginia
Etam
Etam
Location within the state of West Virginia
Etam is located in the United States
Etam
Etam
Etam (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′7″N 79°43′41″W / 39.28528°N 79.72806°W / 39.28528; -79.72806
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation
[1]
1,749 ft (533 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554413[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

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etam, 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. 232.


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