Benbush, West Virginia
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Benbush is an
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and
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in
Tucker County Tucker County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,762, making it West Virginia's fourth-least populous county. Its county seat is Parsons. The county was created in 1856 from a part of Ra ...
,
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, United States. Benbush is located to the northwest of
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along West Virginia Secondary Route 18. The community derives its name from Benjamin Bush, a businessperson in the coal mining industry.


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Unincorporated communities in Tucker County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Coal towns in West Virginia {{TuckerCountyWV-geo-stub