Pinch Creek (Elk River)

Pinch Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Elk River.

The creek, originally called Pinch Gut Creek, was so named on account of there being little food available to pioneers.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinch Creek (Elk River)
  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. 489.


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