Paw Paw Creek
Paw Paw Creek is a 14.4-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River in West Virginia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Papay Creek”, “Big Pappaw Creek”, “Big Paw Paw Creek”, “Papa Creek”, “Pappaw Creek”, “Pawpaw Creek”, and “Robinson Run”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prickett’s Fort State Park.
Prickett’s Fort State Park
Park
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Prickett's Fort State Park is a 188-acre West Virginia state park north of Fairmont, near the confluence of Prickett's Creek and the Monongahela River. Prickett’s Fort State Park is situated 2 miles southeast of Paw Paw Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montana and Pleasant View.
Montana
Hamlet
Montana is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Montana is located on the Monongahela River across from Rivesville.
Pleasant View
Hamlet
Pleasant View is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Pleasant View is located along U.S. Route 19, 1.3 miles north of Rivesville.
Baxter
Village
Baxter is an unincorporated community in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Baxter lies to the northwest of Rivesville along Paw Paw Creek. The town was once the site of the Stafford Mine, one of the largest bituminous coal mines in Marion County, owned by the New Central Coal Company of New York.
Paw Paw Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Marion, West Virginia, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Paw Paw Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Paw Paw Creek”
- Chinese: “波波河”
- Venetian: “Paw Paw”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rivesville and Sanford.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Paw Paw Veterans Memorial Bridge and Montana Mines Spring.
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