Long Branch, Fayette County, West Virginia

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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°55′22″N 81°16′32″W / 37.92278°N 81.27556°W / 37.92278; -81.27556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteElevation

1,726 ft (526 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554991^[1]

Long Branch is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Long Branch is located near the West Virginia Turnpike, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) northwest of Pax.^[2] Long Branch had a post office, which closed on October 3, 1998.^[3]

The community was named for a nearby and relatively long network of creeks and valleys.^[4]

References

^ "Long Branch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Fayette County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
^ 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. 383.