Mud is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

Mud, West Virginia
Mud is located in West Virginia
Mud
Mud
Mud is located in the United States
Mud
Mud
Coordinates: 38°5′41″N 81°58′34″W / 38.09472°N 81.97611°W / 38.09472; -81.97611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation
810 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1543899[1]

The community was named after the nearby Mud River.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mud Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ 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. 433.