Adolph, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°44′40″N 80°2′44″W / 38.74444°N 80.04556°W / 38.74444; -80.04556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRandolphElevation2,313 ft (705 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1553697[1]

Adolph is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as West Huttonsville, Adolph was named by the Board on Geographic Names in 1977.

The first settlement at Adolph was made in the early 1880s.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adolph, 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. 73.
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