Holcomb, West Virginia

Holcomb, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Holcomb, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°15′22″N 80°36′03″W / 38.25611°N 80.60083°W / 38.25611; -80.60083Coordinates: 38°15′22″N 80°36′03″W / 38.25611°N 80.60083°W / 38.25611; -80.60083
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Nicholas
Elevation	2,034 ft (620 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1551471^[1]

Holcomb is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Holcomb is located on West Virginia Route 20 and West Virginia Route 55 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Richwood.

Holcomb was named in honor of John Holcomb, a local merchant.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holcomb, 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. 311.

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

County seat: Summersville

City	Richwood Summersville

CDPs	Belva‡ Birch River Craigsville Dixie‡ Fenwick Nettie Tioga

Unincorporated communities	Allingdale Bentree‡ Bruce Calvin Cambria Canvas Carl Coe Cottle Curtin Donald Drennen Enon Eye Gad Gilboa Green Valley Holcomb Hominy Falls Hookersville Keslers Cross Lanes Kirkwood Leivasy Lockwood Muddlety New Hope Mt. Lookout Mount Nebo Nallen‡ Odell Town Persinger Poe Pool Runa Saxman Snow Hill Swiss Tolbert Waggy‡ Werth Woodbine Zela

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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