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West Virginia
Putnam

Scary

Scary is an unincorporated community in , , United States.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia
  • Also known as: “Scary, West Virginia” and “Scary, WV”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitro and Ortin Heights.

Town
Photo: SuperDalio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . It takes its name from a World War I-era nitrocellulose plant. The population was 6,618 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2 miles east of Scary.

Locality
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The community is located at the mouth of Bills Creek on the along U.S. Route 35. is situated 2½ miles north of Scary.

Scary

Latitude
38.43731° or 38° 26′ 14″ north
Longitude
-81.85513° or 81° 51′ 19″ west
Elevation
673 feet (205 metres)
Open location code
86CWC4PV+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153981794
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4821548
Wiki­data ID
Q7430550
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Donald M. Legg Memorial Bridge and Nitro WWI Memorial Bridge.

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