Red Creek, West Virginia | |
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  Red Creek, West Virginia  Red Creek, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′03″N 79°29′50″W / 39.00083°N 79.49722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Tucker |
| Elevation | 2,595 ft (791 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26289 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1552599[1] |
Red Creek is an unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia, United States. Red Creek is located on West Virginia Route 72, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Parsons. Red Creek has a post office with ZIP code 26289.[2] Originally called Flanangan Hill after early settler Ebenezer Flanagan, the community was named Red Creek by the community's first postmaster William Raines.[3] Being a Democrat, Raines refused to name the post office after the Republican Flanagan family, and thus named it for a nearby creek.[3] The Red Creek post office was established in 1856.[3]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ a b c History of Tucker County (Fansler, 1962)