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Hominy Creek (West Virginia)

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Coordinates: 38°14′23″N 80°49′59″W / 38.23972°N 80.83306°W / 38.23972; -80.83306
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Hominy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Hominy is a name derived from the Algonquian language meaning a type of meal prepared from corn.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hominy Creek (West Virginia)
  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. 312.

38°14′23″N 80°49′59″W / 38.23972°N 80.83306°W / 38.23972; -80.83306


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