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Friars Hill, West Virginia

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Friars Hill, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Friars Hill is located in West Virginia
Friars Hill
Friars Hill
Friars Hill is located in the United States
Friars Hill
Friars Hill
Coordinates: 38°00′51″N 80°26′21″W / 38.01417°N 80.43917°W / 38.01417; -80.43917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,352 ft (717 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554512[1]

Friars Hill is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Friars Hill is 6 miles (9.7 km) west-northwest of Falling Spring.

The community was named after one Mr. Friar, a pioneer who settled upon a hill.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 255.


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