Etam, West Virginia

Etam
Unincorporated community
Etam Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°17′7″N 79°43′41″W / 39.28528°N 79.72806°W / 39.28528; -79.72806Coordinates: 39°17′7″N 79°43′41″W / 39.28528°N 79.72806°W / 39.28528; -79.72806
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation	1,745 ft (532 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1554413^[1]

Etam is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.

The community most likely was named after the biblical place Etam.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etam, West Virginia
↑ 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. 232.

Municipalities and communities of Preston County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Kingwood

City	Kingwood

Towns	Albright Brandonville Bruceton Mills Masontown Newburg Reedsville Rowlesburg Terra Alta Tunnelton

CDP	Aurora

Unincorporated communities	Afton Alpine Lake Amboy Arthurdale Austen Borgman Bretz Brookside Browns Mill Bull Run Cascade Clifton Mills Colebank Corinth Cranesville Cuzzart Denver Eglon Etam Evansville Fellowsville Glade Farms Gladesville Guseman Hazelton Hiorra Hiram Hopemont Hopewell Horse Shoe Run Howesville Independence Israel Lenox Little Sandy Macomber Manown Mount Nebo Mount Olivet Mountain View (north) Mountain View (south) Orr Pisgah Pleasantdale Preston Rockville Rodemer Rohr Ruthbelle Saint Joe Scotch Hill Sell Silver Lake Sinclair Snider Stevensburg Sugar Valley Threefork Bridge Turner Douglass Valley Point Victoria West End White Oak Springs Zevely

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