Smoky Drain is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
Smoky Drain was named for a family of settlers near the creek, all of whom were heavy smokers.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smoky Drain
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 590.
39°40′40″N 80°06′24″W / 39.67778°N 80.10667°W