Fishing Creek

Fishing Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of . It flows into the Ohio River at . Fishing Creek's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who once fished there.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in West Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: Big Fishing Creek”, “Little Fishing Creek”, “Nee-mos-kee-sy”, and “Two Forks

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Street Historic District and War Memorial Building.

Park
is a national historic district located at , . It encompasses 23 contributing buildings that include a residential and commercial area of New Martinsville.

Building
is a historic community building located at , . It was built in 1929, and is a two-story, buff-colored wire brick building with Neoclassical design elements.

School
is a public high school in , United States. It is one of two high schools in the Wetzel County School District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklyn and New Martinsville.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Town
is a city in and the county seat of , United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,186 at the 2020 census.

Village
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Ohio Township, , , United States. It has a with the ZIP code 43931. is situated 2 miles north of Fishing Creek.

Fishing Creek

Latitude
39.63813° or 39° 38′ 17″ north
Longitude
-80.86704° or 80° 52′ 1″ west
Elevation
617 feet (188 metres)
Open location code
86FXJ4QM+75
Geo­Names ID
4806038
Wiki­data ID
Q25206852
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Fishing Creek” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Fishing Creek
  • Cebuano: Fishing Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia)
  • Cebuano: Fishing Creek
  • Venetian: Fishing

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Martinsville Downtown Historic District and New Martinsville Public Library.

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