Browns Mill, West Virginia

Browns Mill, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°28′46″N 79°49′41″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation [1]	1,657 ft (505 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1536438[1]

Browns Mill is an unincorporated community in Preston County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

An old variant name was Zinns Mill,[1] after the local Zinn family.[2] A post office called Zinns Mills was in operation from 1862 until 1864.[3]

References

1. "Browns Mill, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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. 132.
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.