Backus Branch
Backus Branch is a stream in Fayette, West Virginia. Backus Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Mount Olive, as well as near Cambria.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Olive Correctional Complex.
Mount Olive Correctional Complex
Prison
Mount Olive Correctional Complex is the male maximum security prison for the state of West Virginia, United States. MOCC is an operational unit of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Mount Olive Correctional Complex is situated 1½ miles southwest of Backus Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Olive and Cambria.
Mount Olive
Hamlet
Mount Olive is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Mount Olive is 5.5 miles north-northwest of Gauley Bridge. The town itself has no ZIP code; however, Mount Olive Correctional Complex, West Virginia's maximum-security state prison, is located near the town and has a post office with ZIP code 25185.
Cambria
Hamlet
Cambria is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Dixie
Hamlet
Dixie is a census-designated place in Fayette and Nicholas counties, West Virginia, United States. Dixie is located on West Virginia Route 16, 5.5 miles north of Gauley Bridge. Dixie is situated 1½ miles east of Backus Branch.
Backus Branch
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “House Branch”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Fayette, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.25511° or 38° 15′ 18″ northLongitude
-81.2215° or 81° 13′ 17″ westElevation
781 feet (238 metres)Open location code
86CW7Q4H+29GeoNames ID
4797652
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