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Dunns, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°32′35″N 81°03′11″W / 37.54306°N 81.05306°W / 37.54306; -81.05306
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Dunns, West Virginia
Dunns, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Dunns, West Virginia
Dunns, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Dunns, West Virginia is located in the United States
Dunns, West Virginia
Dunns, West Virginia
Dunns, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°32′35″N 81°03′11″W / 37.54306°N 81.05306°W / 37.54306; -81.05306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
1,824 ft (556 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549664[1]

Dunns is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Dunns is 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north of Athens.

The community derives its name from one Mr. Dunn.[2]

Notable person

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Thomas Jefferson Lilly, a member of the United States House of Representatives

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunns, 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. 218.