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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Eglon, West Virginia

Eglon (also Hungry Hook or Maple Run) is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 2,628 feet (801 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 26716.

The community was named after the biblical city of Eglon.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eglon, West Virginia
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 223.