Panther Creek (Tug Fork)

Panther Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of the Tug Fork.

Panther Creek was named from an incident when a pioneer killed a panther there.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Creek (Tug Fork)
  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. 472.