Copen, West Virginia

Copen
Unincorporated community
Copen
Location within the state of West Virginia
Copen
Copen (the US)
Coordinates: 38°50′15″N 80°43′46″W / 38.83750°N 80.72944°W / 38.83750; -80.72944Coordinates: 38°50′15″N 80°43′46″W / 38.83750°N 80.72944°W / 38.83750; -80.72944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1549639[1]

Copen is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, central West Virginia, United States. Located at the confluence of Copen Creek and Bull Fork Creek. Its most famous resident was Melvin Wine (1909–2003), an acclaimed old-time fiddler.

Neighboring towns: Flower; 1.5 miles west, Arnette; SE, Burnsville; east, Bower; north

The community has the name of John Copen, a pioneer settler.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Copen, 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. 184.


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