Toms Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the New River.
Toms Run was named from an incident when a settler named Thomas drowned in its waters.[2]
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toms Run (New River tributary)
- ^ 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. 628.
37°32′24″N 80°54′15″W / 37.54000°N 80.90417°W