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Thacker, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 82°07′53″W / 37.59444°N 82.13139°W / 37.59444; -82.13139
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Not to be confused with New Thacker, West Virginia.
Thacker, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Thacker, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Thacker, West Virginia
Thacker, West Virginia
Thacker, West Virginia is located in the United States
Thacker, West Virginia
Thacker, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°35′40″N 82°07′53″W / 37.59444°N 82.13139°W / 37.59444; -82.13139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1547991[1]

Thacker is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Thacker is located along the Tug Fork across from the state of Kentucky.

The community takes its name from nearby Thacker Creek.[2]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 624.


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