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Jarretts Ford, West Virginia

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Jarretts Ford
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554797[1]

Jarretts Ford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

The community was named for a ford located near Eli Jarrett's property.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jarretts Ford, 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. 334.