Jump to content

Brier Creek (Big Coal River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°14′23″N 81°46′29″W / 38.23972°N 81.77472°W / 38.23972; -81.77472
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brier Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Big Coal River.

Brier Creek was named for the brier plants near its course.[2]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brier Creek (Big Coal River tributary)
  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. 130.

38°14′23″N 81°46′29″W / 38.23972°N 81.77472°W / 38.23972; -81.77472