Miletus, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia
39°13′50″N 80°35′19″W / 39.23056°N 80.58861°W / 39.23056; -80.58861Country United StatesState West VirginiaCounty DoddridgeElevation
922 ft (281 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1549823[1]

Miletus is an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States, along Buckeye Creek.[2] Its post office[3] is closed.

The origin of the name Miletus is obscure.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miletus, West Virginia
  2. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-12-14
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miletus WV post office
  4. ^ 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. pp. 415–416.
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Municipalities and communities of Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States
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