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Mulvane, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°9′39″N 81°2′56″W / 38.16083°N 81.04889°W / 38.16083; -81.04889
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Mulvane, West Virginia
Mulvane is located in West Virginia
Mulvane
Mulvane
Mulvane is located in the United States
Mulvane
Mulvane
Coordinates: 38°9′39″N 81°2′56″W / 38.16083°N 81.04889°W / 38.16083; -81.04889
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,427 ft (435 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1556156[1]

Mulvane was an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community most likely was named after the local Mulvane (or O'Mulvanny) family.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mulvane, 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. 434.