Burning Creek

Burning Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

According to GNIS, Burning Creek consists of Lower Burning Creek,^[1] Middle Burning Creek,^[2] and Upper Burning Creek.^[3] The creek was named for the naturally occurring gases which will burn when exposed to a flame.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Burning Creek
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Burning Creek
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Burning Creek
^ 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. 142.

37°50′01″N 82°24′21″W / 37.83361°N 82.40583°W / 37.83361; -82.40583

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Burning Creek

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Burning Creek

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Burning Creek

[4] 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. 142.

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Burning Creek

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