Wolf Pen, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°32′16″N 81°35′30″W / 37.53778°N 81.59167°W / 37.53778; -81.59167CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyWyomingTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
24896
GNIS feature ID1741519[1]

Wolf Pen is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Indian Creek.[2]

The community took its name from the wolf pen, a device used to trap wolves.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Pen, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ^ 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. 688.
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