Mohegan, West Virginia

Mohegan
Unincorporated community
Mohegan
Location within the state of West Virginia
Mohegan
Mohegan (the US)
Coordinates: 37°27′11″N 81°37′50″W / 37.45306°N 81.63056°W / 37.45306; -81.63056Coordinates: 37°27′11″N 81°37′50″W / 37.45306°N 81.63056°W / 37.45306; -81.63056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Mohegan (also Monegan) is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It sits at an altitude of 1,230 feet (375 m).

The community was named after the Mahican Indians.[1]

References

  1. 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. 423.


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