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Kedron, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°53′45″N 80°7′39″W / 38.89583°N 80.12750°W / 38.89583; -80.12750
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Kedron
Kedron is located in West Virginia
Kedron
Kedron
Location within the state of West Virginia
Kedron is located in the United States
Kedron
Kedron
Kedron (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°53′45″N 80°7′39″W / 38.89583°N 80.12750°W / 38.89583; -80.12750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Elevation
1,841 ft (561 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554852[1]

Kedron is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.

The community derives its name from Kidron Valley in West Asia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kedron, 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. pp. 344–345.