Wolf Pen, West Virginia
Wolf Pen is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Indian Creek.[2]
Wolf Pen | |
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  Wolf Pen Location within the state of West Virginia  Wolf Pen Wolf Pen (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′16″N 81°35′30″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wyoming |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24896 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1741519[1] |
The community took its name from the wolf pen, a device used to trap wolves.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Pen, West Virginia
- West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- 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. 688.
Municipalities and communities of Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| City |  Map of West Virginia highlighting Wyoming County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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