Hur, West Virginia

Hur, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hur
Hur

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W / 38.87333°N 81.16944°W / 38.87333; -81.16944Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W / 38.87333°N 81.16944°W / 38.87333; -81.16944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Calhoun
Elevation 1,152 ft (351 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID 1554758[1]

Hur is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] has closed. Named after novel "Ben Hur." The village once had three stores and two grist mills. A crank'em up single wire phone company that served a large area that operated into the 1960s and the Mt. Olive Methodist Church which was established in 1879. It is the home of an Internet newspaper, the Hur Herald, established in 1996 by Bob Weaver. Population never exceeded 40.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur WV post office


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