Hur, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W / 38.87333°N 81.16944°W / 38.87333; -81.16944Hur is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office has closed.[2] Named after novel "Ben Hur." The village once had three stores and two grist mills. A crank'em up single wire phone company that served a large area that operated into the 1960s and the Mt. Olive Methodist Church which was established in 1879. It is the home of a widely read Internet newspaper, the Hur Herald, established in 1996 by Bob Weaver. Population never exceeded 40.
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Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Grantsville
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