Scotch Hill, West Virginia

Scotch Hill
Unincorporated community
Scotch Hill is located in West Virginia
Scotch Hill
Scotch Hill
Location within the state of West Virginia
Scotch Hill is located in the United States
Scotch Hill
Scotch Hill
Scotch Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°22′27″N 79°51′57″W / 39.37417°N 79.86583°W / 39.37417; -79.86583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Elevation
[1]
1,670 ft (510 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1549916[1]

Scotch Hill is an unincorporated community located in Preston County, West Virginia, United States.

A large share of the early miners at Scotch Hill being of Scotch descent caused the name to be selected.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotch Hill, 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. 559.


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