Canterbury, West Virginia
Canterbury is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
The community was named for the English city of Canterbury. However, another source asserts the community was probably named after the local Canterbury family.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Canterbury, West Virginia
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 68.
- ^ 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. 152.
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