Alum Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Tug Fork.
The water of Alum Creek is impregnated with alum, hence the name.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alum Creek (Tug Fork tributary)
- ^ 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. 78.
37°32′32″N 81°59′46″W / 37.54222°N 81.99611°W