Key Rock, West Virginia

Key Rock
Unincorporated community
Key Rock
Location within the state of West Virginia
Key Rock
Key Rock (the US)
Coordinates: 37°39′16″N 81°31′8″W / 37.65444°N 81.51889°W / 37.65444; -81.51889Coordinates: 37°39′16″N 81°31′8″W / 37.65444°N 81.51889°W / 37.65444; -81.51889
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID 1554869[1]

Key Rock is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

The community may derive its name from nearby Rockcastle Creek.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Key Rock, 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. 349.


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