Canterbury is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [1] is closed.
The community was named for the English city of Canterbury.[2] However, another source asserts the community was probably named after the local Canterbury family.[3]
References
- ^ a b 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |