Rough Run, West Virginia

Rough Run
Unincorporated community
Rough Run Show map of West Virginia Rough Run Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°53′43″N 79°7′11″W / 38.89528°N 79.11972°W / 38.89528; -79.11972Coordinates: 38°53′43″N 79°7′11″W / 38.89528°N 79.11972°W / 38.89528; -79.11972
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Grant
Elevation	1,161 ft (354 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1555528^[1]

Rough Run is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office ^[2] is closed.

The community was named after nearby Rough Run creek.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rough Run, West Virginia
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rough Run, West Virginia
↑ 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. pp. 541–542.

Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Petersburg

City	Petersburg

Town	Bayard

Unincorporated communities	Arthur Bismarck Cabins Dobbin Dorcas Fairfax Falls Forman Gormania Greenland Henry Hiser Hopeville Jordan Run Kempton Junction Kline Gap Lahmansville Landes Martin Masonville Maysville Medley Mount Storm Old Arthur Pansy Rough Run Scherr Seemly Seymourville Streby Williamsport Wilson‡ Wilsonia

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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