Griffith Creek is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Griffith Creek is located along the Greenbrier River and West Virginia routes 3 and 12, west of Alderson.
Griffith Creek, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°43′39″N 80°40′35″W / 37.72750°N 80.67639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Summers |
Elevation | 1,555 ft (474 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1556919[1] |
History
editGriffith Creek was named for an early settler who had been abducted as a child by Indians, and whose father had been killed by Indians.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Griffith Creek, West Virginia
- ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 354.