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Hominy Falls, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°08′43″N 80°43′07″W / 38.14528°N 80.71861°W / 38.14528; -80.71861
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Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Hominy Falls, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Hominy Falls, West Virginia is located in the United States
Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Hominy Falls, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°08′43″N 80°43′07″W / 38.14528°N 80.71861°W / 38.14528; -80.71861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
2,346 ft (715 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551482[1]

Hominy Falls is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Hominy Falls is 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Quinwood. It is named after the falls on nearby Hominy Creek.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hominy Falls, 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. 312.