Parchment Valley, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°46′19″N 81°44′13″W / 38.77194°N 81.73694°W / 38.77194; -81.73694Parchment Valley is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Parchment Valley is located at the junction of County Routes 15 and 30, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Ripley.[2] Parchment Valley once had a post office, which is now closed.[3]
Parchment Valley most likely takes its name from nearby Parchment Creek.[4]
References
- ^ "Parchment Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Jackson County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Parchment Valley Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 473.
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Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Ripley
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communities
- Advent
- Angerona
- Belgrove
- Crow Summit
- Cuba
- Danstown
- Drift Run
- Duncan
- Estar
- Evans
- Evergreen Hills
- Fairplain
- Flatwoods
- Fletcher
- Foster Chapel
- Frozencamp
- Garfield
- Gay
- Given
- Goldtown
- Hemlock
- Hereford
- Independence
- Jones Crossing
- Kenna
- Kentuck
- LeRoy
- Liverpool‡
- Lockhart
- Lone Cedar
- Loop
- Louther
- Marshall
- McClain
- Meadowdale
- Medina
- Millwood
- Morgan
- Mount Alto
- Mount Moriah
- Mount Tell
- Murray
- Murraysville
- Muses Bottom
- Neptune
- Nesselroad
- New Era
- North Ravenswood
- Nuzums
- Oak Hill
- Odaville
- Parchment Valley
- Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
- Plum Orchard
- Polk
- Providence
- Ripley Landing
- Rock Castle
- Romance
- Salt Hill
- Sandyville
- Shatto
- Sherman
- Sidneyville
- Silverton
- Skidmore
- Skull Run
- Statts Mills
- The Y
- Topins Grove
- Utica
- Varner
- Wilding
- Willowdale
- Wiseburg
- Young
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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