Soak Creek
Soak Creek is located in West Virginia
Soak Creek
Soak Creek
Location within the state of West Virginia
Soak Creek is located in the United States
Soak Creek
Soak Creek
Soak Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°42′7″N 81°16′57″W / 37.70194°N 81.28250°W / 37.70194; -81.28250
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation2,247 ft (685 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1742965[1]

Soak Creek is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community takes its name from nearby Soak Creek, which originally was called Soak Ass Creek.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soak 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. 591.


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