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Deerwalk, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°15′14″N 81°19′40″W / 39.25389°N 81.32778°W / 39.25389; -81.32778
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Deerwalk, West Virginia
Deerwalk, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Deerwalk, West Virginia
Deerwalk, West Virginia
Deerwalk, West Virginia is located in the United States
Deerwalk, West Virginia
Deerwalk, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°15′14″N 81°19′40″W / 39.25389°N 81.32778°W / 39.25389; -81.32778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Elevation
925 ft (282 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554282[1]

Deerwalk is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. Deerwalk is located on West Virginia Route 31 north of its junction with U.S. Route 50, 12.5 miles (20.1 km) east of Parkersburg.[2]

The community was named for a deer trail near the original town site.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deerwalk, West Virginia
  2. ^ Wood County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  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. 204.