Hominy Creek (West Virginia)

Hominy Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Hominy is a name derived from the Algonquian language meaning a type of meal prepared from corn.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hominy Creek (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. 312.