Hur, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Hur, West Virginia

Unincorporated community

Hur

Location within the state of West Virginia

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Hur

Hur (the United States)

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Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W﻿ / ﻿38.87333°N 81.16944°W﻿ / 38.87333; -81.16944
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Calhoun
Elevation

| 1,152 ft (351 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID| 1554758[1]

Hur is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office has closed.[2] Named after novel "Ben Hur." The village once had three stores and two grist mills. A crank'em up single wire phone company that served a large area that operated into the 1960s and the Mt. Olive Methodist Church which was established in 1879. It is the home of a widely read Internet newspaper, the Hur Herald, established in 1996 by Bob Weaver. Population never exceeded 40.

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur, West Virginia
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur WV post office

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

County seat: Grantsville

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* Adam
* Altizer
* Annamoriah
* Arnoldsburg
* Ayers
* Beech
* Bigbend
* Big Springs
* Cabot Station
* Cremo
* Chloe
* Dodrill
* Douglas
* Euclid
* Five Forks
* Freed
* Hathaway
* Hattie
* Henrietta
* Hur
* Joker
* Leatherbark
* Liberty Hill
* Millstone
* Milo
* Minnora
* Mount Zion
* Mudfork
* Nicut
* Nobe
* Oka
* Orma
* Pink
* Pleasant Hill
* Purdy
* Rhoda
* Richardson
* Rocksdale
* Russet
* Sand Ridge
* Staten
* Stinson
* Sycamore
* White Pine

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