Island Branch, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°34′42″N 81°31′54″W / 38.57833°N 81.53167°W / 38.57833; -81.53167
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Island Branch, West Virginia
Island Branch is located in West Virginia
Island Branch
Island Branch
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Island Branch is located in the United States
Island Branch
Island Branch
Island Branch (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°34′42″N 81°31′54″W / 38.57833°N 81.53167°W / 38.57833; -81.53167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1554784[1]

Island Branch is an unincorporated community located in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

The community took its name from a small river island near the original town site.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Island Branch, 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. 330.