Falls Mill, West Virginia

Falls Mill
Unincorporated community
Falls Mill
Location within the state of West Virginia
Falls Mill
Falls Mill (the US)
Coordinates: 38°46′27″N 80°33′4″W / 38.77417°N 80.55111°W / 38.77417; -80.55111Coordinates: 38°46′27″N 80°33′4″W / 38.77417°N 80.55111°W / 38.77417; -80.55111
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1554438[1]

Falls Mill is an unincorporated community along U.S. Route 19 and West Virginia Route 4 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named for the nearby falls on the Little Kanawaha River where a mill used to stand.[2] The falls now mark the upstream limit of Burnsville Lake.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falls Mill, 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. 238.


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