Mohegan, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°27′11″N 81°37′50″W / 37.45306°N 81.63056°W / 37.45306; -81.63056
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Mohegan
Mohegan is located in West Virginia
Mohegan
Mohegan
Location within the state of West Virginia
Mohegan is located in the United States
Mohegan
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Mohegan (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°27′11″N 81°37′50″W / 37.45306°N 81.63056°W / 37.45306; -81.63056
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Mohegan (also Monegan) is an unincorporated community on the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It sits at an altitude of 1,230 feet (375 m).

The community was named after the Mahican Indians.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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. 423.