Brown, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°23′15.3″N 80°27′39.4″W / 39.387583°N 80.460944°W / 39.387583; -80.460944

For the extinct community in Fayette County once known as Brown, see Nuttallburg, West Virginia.

Brown is an unincorporated community in Harrison County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Brown was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1966.[2] The community derives its name from John Brown, the proprietor of a local mill.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brown, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  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. 132.


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