Eglon
Eglon is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 2,628 feet. It has a post office with the ZIP code 26716. The community was named after the biblical city of Eglon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Eglon, West Virginia”, “Eglon, WV”, “Hungry Hook”, and “Maple Run”
- Postal code: 26716
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brookside and Horse Shoe Run.
Brookside
Hamlet
Brookside is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Brookside is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 24, 7.9 miles east-southeast of Rowlesburg. Brookside is situated 1½ miles north of Eglon.
Horse Shoe Run
Hamlet
Horse Shoe Run is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Horse Shoe Run is located on West Virginia Route 24, 8.5 miles north of Thomas. Horse Shoe Run is situated 2 miles south of Eglon.
Aurora
Hamlet
Aurora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 200 at the 2020 census. Aurora is situated 2½ miles northwest of Eglon.
Eglon
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Preston, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.30149° or 39° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-79.51922° or 79° 31′ 9″ westElevation
2,628 feet (801 metres)Open location code
87F28F2J+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 157579133OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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