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Valley Furnace, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°11′42″N 80°52′36″W / 39.19500°N 80.87667°W / 39.19500; -80.87667
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Valley Furnace
Valley Furnace is located in West Virginia
Valley Furnace
Valley Furnace
Location within the state of West Virginia
Valley Furnace is located in the United States
Valley Furnace
Valley Furnace
Valley Furnace (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°11′42″N 80°52′36″W / 39.19500°N 80.87667°W / 39.19500; -80.87667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Elevation1,467 ft (447 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555868[1]

Valley Furnace is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named for a blast furnace near the original town site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Furnace, 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. 644.