Brake
Brake is an unincorporated community on the South Fork South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. The community is named for the family of early landowner Johann Jacob Brake, who emigrated from southern Germany in the early 18th century.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,050 feet (320 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Brake, West Virginia”“Brake, WV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Masonville and Peru.
Masonville
Hamlet
Masonville is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States.
3½ miles northwest of Brake
Brake
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Latitude
38.88956° or 38° 53′ 22″ north
Longitude
-79.03614° or 79° 2′ 10″ west
Open location code
87C2VXQ7+RG
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From French to Volapük—“Brake” goes by many names.
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