Griffith Creek, West Virginia

Griffith Creek, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°43′39″N 80°40′35″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Summers
Elevation	1,555 ft (474 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1556919[1]

Griffith Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Griffith Creek is located along the Greenbrier River and West Virginia routes 3 and 12, west of Alderson.

History

Griffith Creek was named for an early settler who had been abducted as a child by Indians, and whose father had been killed by Indians.[2]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Griffith Creek, West Virginia
2. Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 354.