Barnabus, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°44′38″N 82°00′33″W / 37.74389°N 82.00917°W / 37.74389; -82.00917CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LoganElevation

869 ft (265 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area codes304 & 681GNIS feature ID1535254^[1]

Barnabus is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek.^[2] Barnabus is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south of Logan. Barnabus was named for one of its founding citizens, Barnabus Curry (b. 1789 d. 1869).^[3]^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barnabus, West Virginia
^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
^ Logan Banner, Names and their Origins, No. 3
^ 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. 95.