Lillybrook, West Virginia

Lillybrook, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lillybrook, West Virginia
Lillybrook, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°13′13″W / 37.64472°N 81.22028°W / 37.64472; -81.22028Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°13′13″W / 37.64472°N 81.22028°W / 37.64472; -81.22028
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation 2,051 ft (625 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549784[1]

Lillybrook is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Lillybrook is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southeast of Sophia.

The community's name is an amalgamation of Lilly and Hornbrook, the surnames of two businessmen in the local mining industry.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 373.


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