Pinch Creek (Elk River tributary)

Pinch Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Elk River.

The creek, originally called Pinch Gut Creek, was so named on account of there being little food available to pioneers.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinch Creek (Elk River tributary)
  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. 489.

38°24′58″N 81°29′34″W



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