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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Dunns, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°32′35″N 81°03′11″W / 37.54306°N 81.05306°W / 37.54306; -81.05306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation1,824 ft (556 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549664

Dunns is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Dunns is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north of Athens.

The community derives its name from one Mr. Dunn.

Notable person

Thomas Jefferson Lilly, a member of the United States House of Representatives

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunns, West Virginia
  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. 218.
Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Princeton
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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