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Sulphur City, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°21′11″N 79°8′15″W / 39.35306°N 79.13750°W / 39.35306; -79.13750
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Sulphur City
Sulphur City is located in West Virginia
Sulphur City
Sulphur City
Location within the state of West Virginia
Sulphur City is located in the United States
Sulphur City
Sulphur City
Sulphur City (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′11″N 79°8′15″W / 39.35306°N 79.13750°W / 39.35306; -79.13750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMineral
Elevation2,530 ft (770 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1547709[1]

Sulphur City is an unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. Sulphur City is located along West Virginia Route 42.

The community was named for a sulphur spring near the original town site.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sulphur City, 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. 611.