War Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
War Creek was named due to the frequent battles between frontiersmen and Native Americans that took place near this stream.[2][3]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: War Creek
- ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.
- ^ 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. 657.