Copen is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, central West Virginia, United States. The community is located at the confluence of Copen and Bull Fork Creeks. Its most famous resident was Melvin Wine (1909–2003), an acclaimed old-time fiddler.
Copen | |
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  Copen Location within the state of West Virginia  Copen Copen (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°50′15″N 80°43′46″W / 38.83750°N 80.72944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26615[1] |
| Area code(s) | 304 and 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549639[2] |
Neighboring towns: Flower; 1.5 miles west, Arnette; southeast, Burnsville; east, Bower; north
The community has the name of John Copen, a pioneer settler.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Copen ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Copen, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 184.
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