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Crany, West Virginia
Crany is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Clear Fork (Guyandotte River), Clear Fork. It was one of the originally populated settlements of the region and is situated in a fertile farming plain. The community consists of small family farms, has retained much of the descendants of the original pioneers of the region, and was a historically important region for Logging in Appalachia, logging in the early 20th century. Etymology The origin of the name has been explained through two traditional stories stating that the community was named after the Crane Fork, a small tributary of the Clear Fork (Guyandotte River tributary), Clear Fork, which was later shortened to Crany deriving from the Appalachian English, mountain dialect spoken by the pioneer settlers. Another explanation of the etymology may stem from a misprint of the word ''Cranny'', meaning an obscure nook or c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
