Secondcreek, West Virginia
| Secondcreek, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Secondcreek, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′55″N 80°27′14″W / 37.66528°N 80.45389°WCoordinates: 37°39′55″N 80°27′14″W / 37.66528°N 80.45389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 1,873 ft (571 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24974 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555586[1] |
Secondcreek is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Secondcreek is northeast of Union. Secondcreek has a post office with ZIP code 24974. Post office was closed in 2010.[2]
Naming of Second Creek
There is no "First Creek" per se. The settlers moving into the area were following the Midland Trail and crossed Howard's Creek first. The second creek they encountered was then named "Second Creek."
The area is rich with natural resources, but the citizens are growing concerned about the amount of water being pulled out of the creek to feed public and private interests.
Resource and Heritage
Second Creek is an excellent trout stream although the native brook trout is in greatly reduced numbers compared to the brown trout and rainbow trout recently introduced. Rodgers Mill is a fly fishing only site.Second Creek is stocked every April. Fly anglers can access the waters using County Route 219/3 and County Route 3/7 from US Route 219.
At one time in its history, more than twenty mills for powder, grist, lumbering and finishing were on this creek.
Reed's Mill and the Nickell Homestead and Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
External links
- Second Creek is directly served by its watershed, "Friends of the Second Creek"
- Second Creek is a tributary of the Greenbrier River. Its watershed is called the Greenbrier River Watershed Association. Thanks to the contribution of waterbodys like Second Creek, the Greenbrier comprises about 30% of the New River's volume.
- The Greenbrier River is a major tributary for the New River watershed.
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