Coordinates: 38°29′22″N 81°16′31″W / 38.48944°N 81.27528°W / 38.48944; -81.27528

Corton, West Virginia

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Corton, West Virginia
Corton is located in West Virginia
Corton
Corton
Corton is located in the United States
Corton
Corton
Coordinates: 38°29′22″N 81°16′31″W / 38.48944°N 81.27528°W / 38.48944; -81.27528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554195[1]

Corton is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Corton is located on the Elk River and West Virginia Route 4, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Clendenin.

The community's name is an amalgamation of the names of two businessmen in the gas industry: J. J. Cornwell and Mr. Tonkin.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Corton, 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. 187.