Goosepen Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Goosepen Run was so named on account of the flocks of wild birds which flew over the area.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goosepen Run
  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. 276.

38°55′36″N 80°34′10″W / 38.92667°N 80.56944°W / 38.92667; -80.56944