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Buck, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°36′06″N 80°49′26″W / 37.60167°N 80.82389°W / 37.60167; -80.82389
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Buck, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Buck, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Buck, West Virginia
Buck, West Virginia
Buck, West Virginia is located in the United States
Buck, West Virginia
Buck, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°36′06″N 80°49′26″W / 37.60167°N 80.82389°W / 37.60167; -80.82389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation
1,644 ft (501 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549615[1]

Buck is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located southeast of Hinton.

The community most likely was named after the deer buck.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck, 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. 134.


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