Browns Mill is an unincorporated community in Preston County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

An old variant name was Zinns Mill,[1] after the local Zinn family.[2] A post office called Zinns Mills was in operation from 1862 until 1864.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Browns Mill, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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. 132.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.


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