Burning Creek

Burning Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

According to GNIS, Burning Creek consists of Lower Burning Creek,[1] Middle Burning Creek,[2] and Upper Burning Creek.[3] The creek was named for the naturally occurring gases which will burn when exposed to a flame.[4]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Burning Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Middle Burning Creek
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Burning Creek
  4. ^ 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. 142.