Locust Creek
Locust Creek is a stream in Pocahontas, West Virginia. Locust Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Denmar, as well as near Droop.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Locust Creek Covered Bridge and Denmar Correctional Center.
Locust Creek Covered Bridge
Bridge
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The Locust Creek Covered Bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. It is located approximately 6 miles outside Hillsboro. The bridge is now for pedestrian traffic only.
Denmar Correctional Center
Prison
The Denmar Correctional Center is a state prison located near Hillsboro in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, USA. Built on the site of the former Denmar Hospital, DCC was converted to a prison in 1993. Denmar Correctional Center is situated 1½ miles northeast of Locust Creek.
Beard
Dwelling
Beard is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Beard is located on the Greenbrier River, 4 miles south-southwest of Hillsboro. The community was named after Josiah Beard, the proprietor of a local mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Locust and Denmar.
Locust
Hamlet
Locust is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Locust is located on the Greenbrier River, 5 miles south-southwest of Hillsboro.
Denmar
Hamlet
Denmar is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Denmar is 3.5 miles south-southwest of Hillsboro. The name Denmar is an amalgamation of Dennison and Maryland, the later the native state of the former, a first settler. Denmar is situated 1½ miles northeast of Locust Creek.
Droop
Hamlet
Droop is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, in the Greenbrier River Valley. The community takes its name from nearby Droop Mountain. Droop is situated 2½ miles west of Locust Creek.
Locust Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Pocahontas, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.06651° or 38° 3′ 59″ northLongitude
-80.2384° or 80° 14′ 18″ westElevation
1,978 feet (603 metres)Open location code
86CX3Q86+JJGeoNames ID
4812817
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