Browns Mill, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°28′46″N 79°49′41″W / 39.47944°N 79.82806°W / 39.47944; -79.82806Browns Mill is an unincorporated community in Preston County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
History
An old variant name was Zinns Mill,[1] after the local Zinn family.[2] A post office called Zinns Mills was in operation from 1862 until 1864.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Browns Mill, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 132.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
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Municipalities and communities of Preston County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Kingwood
communities
- Afton
- Alpine Lake
- Amboy
- Austen
- Borgman
- Bretz
- Brookside
- Browns Mill
- Bull Run
- Carmel
- Cascade
- Clifton Mills
- Colebank
- Corinth
- Cranesville
- Cuzzart
- Denver
- Eglon
- Etam
- Evansville
- Fellowsville
- Glade Farms
- Gladesville
- Guseman
- Hazelton
- Herring
- Hiorra
- Hiram
- Hopemont
- Hopewell
- Horse Shoe Run
- Howesville
- Independence
- Lenox
- Little Sandy
- Macomber
- Manown
- Mount Nebo
- Mount Olivet
- Mountain View (north)
- Mountain View (south)
- Orr
- Pisgah
- Pleasantdale
- Preston
- Rockville
- Rohr
- Ruthbelle
- Saint Joe
- Scotch Hill
- Sell
- Silver Lake
- Sinclair
- Snider
- Stevensburg
- Sugar Valley
- Threefork Bridge
- Turner Douglass
- Valley Point
- Victoria
- West End
- White Oak Springs
- Zevely
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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