First Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Pocatalico River.

First Creek was the nearest creek to a pioneer settlement, hence the name.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: First Creek (Pocatalico River tributary)
  2. ↑ 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. 242.

38°31′33″N 81°38′53″W / 38.52583°N 81.64806°W / 38.52583; -81.64806



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