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Rough Run, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°53′43″N 79°7′11″W / 38.89528°N 79.11972°W / 38.89528; -79.11972
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Rough Run, West Virginia
Rough Run is located in West Virginia
Rough Run
Rough Run
Rough Run is located in the United States
Rough Run
Rough Run
Coordinates: 38°53′43″N 79°7′11″W / 38.89528°N 79.11972°W / 38.89528; -79.11972
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Elevation
1,161 ft (354 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555528[1]

Rough Run is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named after nearby Rough Run creek.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rough Run, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rough Run, West Virginia
  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. pp. 541–542.