Rusk is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
Rusk | |
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Coordinates: 39°9′18″N 80°15′14″W / 39.15500°N 80.25389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Ritchie |
Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1555542[1] |
Rusk was laid out circa 1880, and the name taken from the maiden name of a settler's wife.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rusk, 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. 544.