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Coordinates: 39°13′50″N 80°35′19″W / 39.23056°N 80.58861°W / 39.23056; -80.58861
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Miletus, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Miletus is located in West Virginia
Miletus
Miletus
Location within the state of West Virginia
Miletus is located in the United States
Miletus
Miletus
Miletus (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°13′50″N 80°35′19″W / 39.23056°N 80.58861°W / 39.23056; -80.58861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyDoddridge
Elevation
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 2012-04-05 at WebCite, 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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