Van Voorhis, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia
39°40′58″N 79°57′18″W / 39.68278°N 79.95500°W / 39.68278; -79.95500Country United StatesState West VirginiaCounty MonongaliaElevation
250 m (820 ft)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1548608[1]

Van Voorhis is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. Van Voorhis is located on the south bank of the Monongahela River across from West Van Voorhis, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Morgantown.

The community was named after the local Van Voorhis family.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van Voorhis, West Virginia
  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. 646.
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