Porters Falls | |
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  Porters Falls Location within the state of West Virginia  Porters Falls Porters Falls (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′47″N 80°46′34″W / 39.57972°N 80.77611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wetzel |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26162 |
Porters Falls (also Little Morgantown, Morgantown, or Porter's Falls) is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet (208 m).[1]
The first settlement at Porters Falls was made in 1818.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porters Falls, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 501.