Dombey, West Virginia

Dombey
Unincorporated community
Dombey is located in West Virginia
Dombey
Dombey
Location within the state of West Virginia
Dombey is located in the United States
Dombey
Dombey
Dombey (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°12′15″N 81°37′19″W / 39.20417°N 81.62194°W / 39.20417; -81.62194
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWood
Elevation
771 ft (235 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1560375[1]

Dombey was an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia, United States.

The name is perhaps derived from the novel Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dombey, 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. 212.


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