Parchment Valley, West Virginia

Parchment Valley, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Parchment Valley, West Virginia
Parchment Valley, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°46′19″N 81°44′13″W / 38.77194°N 81.73694°W / 38.77194; -81.73694Coordinates: 38°46′19″N 81°44′13″W / 38.77194°N 81.73694°W / 38.77194; -81.73694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Elevation 614 ft (187 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555303[1]

Parchment 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

  1. ↑ "Parchment Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Jackson County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Parchment Valley Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ 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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