Abram Creek
Abram Creek is a 19.4-mile-long (31.2 km)[1] tributary stream of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant and Mineral counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.[2]
Variant names
In 1895, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Abram Creek as the stream's name. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Abram Creek has been known by the following names:
- Abraham Creek
- Abrahams Creek
- Abram's Creek
- Abrams Creek
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 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. 72.
Coordinates: 39°22′45″N 79°12′08″W / 39.37917°N 79.20222°W
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