Lillybrook, West Virginia

Lillybrook is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Lillybrook is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south-southeast of Sophia.

Lillybrook, West Virginia
Lillybrook, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Lillybrook, West Virginia
Lillybrook, West Virginia
Lillybrook, West Virginia is located in the United States
Lillybrook, West Virginia
Lillybrook, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′41″N 81°13′13″W / 37.64472°N 81.22028°W / 37.64472; -81.22028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,051 ft (625 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549784[1]

The community's name is an amalgamation of Lilly and Hornbrook, the surnames of two businessmen in the local mining industry.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ 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. 373.