Whip Run

Whip Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Whip Run most likely was named after the local Whip (or Whipp) family.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whip Run
  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. 676.

39°17′24″N 79°02′07″W / 39.29000°N 79.03528°W / 39.29000; -79.03528


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