Twin Branch, West Virginia

Twin Branch
Unincorporated community
Twin Branch

Location within West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°28′29″N 81°40′06″W / 37.47472°N 81.66833°W / 37.47472; -81.66833Coordinates: 37°28′29″N 81°40′06″W / 37.47472°N 81.66833°W / 37.47472; -81.66833
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Elevation 1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 24889
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555845[1]

Twin Branch is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Twin Branch is 1 mile (1.6 km) west-southwest of Davy. It was founded by Henry Ford as a mining community.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Twin Branch, West Virginia
  2. Hoffman, Nancy; Joyce Hart (2007). West Virginia. Marshall Cavendish. p. 46.


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