Aarons, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Aarons is located in West Virginia
Aarons
Aarons
Location in West Virginia and the United States
Aarons is located in the United States
Aarons
Aarons
Aarons (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°29′35″N 81°32′3″W / 38.49306°N 81.53417°W / 38.49306; -81.53417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1741831[1]

Aarons is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

History

A post office called Aarons was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1916.[2] The community was named after nearby Aarons Fork.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aarons, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  3. ^ 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. 71.


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