Canterbury, West Virginia

Canterbury
Unincorporated community
Canterbury Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°49′17″N 82°15′25″W / 37.82139°N 82.25694°W / 37.82139; -82.25694Coordinates: 37°49′17″N 82°15′25″W / 37.82139°N 82.25694°W / 37.82139; -82.25694
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mingo
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID	1537016^[1]

Canterbury is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office ^[2] is closed.

The community was named for the English city of Canterbury.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canterbury, West Virginia
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canterbury, West Virginia
↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 68.

Municipalities and communities of Mingo County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Williamson

City	Williamson

Towns	Delbarton Gilbert Kermit Matewan

CDPs	Chattaroy Gilbert Creek Justice Red Jacket

Other communities	Ajax Baisden Belo Bias Blackberry City Blocton Borderland Breeden Burch Calico Canterbury Cedar Cinderella Delorme Dingess Fairview Gilbert Glen Alum Goodman Greyeagle Hampden Hinch Horsepen Isaban‡ Kirk Lando Mines Lenore Lobata Lowney Lynn Maher Meador Merrimac Musick Myrtle Naugatuck New Thacker Newtown Nolan North Matewan Parsley Pie Puritan Mines Ragland Rapp Rawl Scarlet Selwyn Slabtown Sprattsville Sprigg Surosa Tamcliff Taylorville Thacker Thacker Mines Trace Varney Verner Vulcan War Eagle Wharncliffe

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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