Licking Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Licking Creek most likely was so named on account of mineral licks near its course.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Licking 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. 372.

39°13′38″N 79°43′14″W / 39.22722°N 79.72056°W / 39.22722; -79.72056



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