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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Fourteen, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Fourteen is located in West VirginiaFourteenFourteenShow map of West VirginiaFourteen is located in the United StatesFourteenFourteenShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°4′00″N 82°11′21″W / 38.06667°N 82.18917°W / 38.06667; -82.18917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation735 ft (224 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1741620

Fourteen was an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office was organized on January 10, 1877.

The origin of the name "Fourteen" is obscure.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fourteen, West Virginia
  2. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hamlin
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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