Dry Branch
Dry Branch is a stream in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Dry Branch is situated nearby to the neighborhood Davis Creek, as well as near Joplin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wilson Island and Criel Mound.
Wilson Island
Islet
Wilson Island is a bar island on the Kanawha River in South Charleston, West Virginia. I-64's bridge over the Kanawha River into the city crosses over the island. Wilson Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Dry Branch.
Criel Mound
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Criel Mound, also known as the South Charleston Mound, is a Native American burial mound located in South Charleston, West Virginia. It is one of the few surviving mounds of the Kanawha Valley Mounds that were probably built in the Woodland period after 500 B.C. Criel Mound is situated 2½ miles north of Dry Branch.
South Charleston High School
School
South Charleston High School is a public high school in West Virginia serving grades 9 through 12. It is located south of the Kanawha River, west of the city of Charleston, in the city of South Charleston's Spring Hill neighborhood. South Charleston High School is situated 2 miles northwest of Dry Branch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davis Creek and Joplin.
Davis Creek
Neighborhood
Davis Creek is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Davis Creek is located along a stream with the same name on West Virginia Route 214, 2 miles south of South Charleston.
Joplin
Neighborhood
Joplin is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It is likely named after an early white settler in Kanawha County, James Jopling.
Ruthdale
Hamlet
Ruthdale is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Ruthdale is located along U.S. Route 119 and West Virginia Route 214, 5.5 miles west-southwest of Charleston. Ruthdale is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dry Branch.
Dry Branch
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.33649° or 38° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-81.70346° or 81° 42′ 13″ westElevation
587 feet (179 metres)Open location code
86CW87PW+HJGeoNames ID
4804375
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