Runa, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

Runa, West Virginia

Unincorporated community

Runa, West Virginia

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Runa, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°08′34″N 80°51′04″W﻿ / ﻿38.14278°N 80.85111°W﻿ / 38.14278; -80.85111
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Nicholas
Elevation

| 2,215 ft (675 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)| 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID| 1555539[1]

Runa is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Runa is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Summersville.

The community was named after Runa McClung, the sister of an early settler.[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. pp. 543–544.543-544&rft.pub=The+Place+Name+Press&rft.date=1945&rft.aulast=Kenny&rft.aufirst=Hamill&rft_id=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=569;size=125&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Runa,+West+Virginia" class="Z3988">

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

County seat: Summersville

City|

* Richwood
* Summersville

Map of West Virginia highlighting Nicholas County

CDPs|

* Belva‡
* Birch River
* Craigsville
* Dixie‡
* Fenwick
* Nettie
* Tioga

Unincorporated
communities|

* Allingdale
* Bays
* Bentree‡
* Bruce
* Calvin
* Cambria
* Canvas
* Carl
* Coe
* Cottle
* Curtin
* Donald
* Drennen
* Enon
* Gilboa
* Green Valley
* Holcomb
* Hominy Falls
* Hookersville
* Keslers Cross Lanes
* Kirkwood
* Leivasy
* Lockwood
* Morris
* Mt. Lookout
* Mount Nebo
* Muddlety
* Nallen‡
* New Hope
* Odell Town
* Persinger
* Poe
* Pool
* Runa
* Snow Hill
* Swiss
* Tolbert
* Vaughan
* Waggy‡
* Werth
* Woodbine
* Zela

Ghost towns|

* Gad
* Saxman
* Sparks
* Vinton

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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