McWhorter, West Virginia
McWhorter is an unincorporated community and coal town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. McWhorter is 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Jane Lew.
The community was named after Henry McWhorter, a pioneer settler.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 395.