Elk City, West Virginia

Elk City
Unincorporated community
Elk City
Location within the state of West Virginia
Elk City
Elk City (the US)
Coordinates: 39°8′32″N 80°6′29″W / 39.14222°N 80.10806°W / 39.14222; -80.10806Coordinates: 39°8′32″N 80°6′29″W / 39.14222°N 80.10806°W / 39.14222; -80.10806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1538614[1]

Elk City is an unincorporated community in Barbour County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Elk City lies along West Virginia Route 57 and takes its name from nearby Elk Creek.[2]

The J.N.B. Crim House in Elk City is a historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk City, 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. 224.


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