Elk Forest is a residential community out Elk Forest Road, which turns off U.S. Route 119 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Originally built in the late 1950s-early 1960s, it is a part of Mink Shoals, originally willed for development by Amanda Pitzer at her death, now buried at a small cemetery across the road from Elk Forest along Ventura Acres Road. It is directly opposite Dutch Road, which is a part of the Old German Settlement at Mink Shoals.[1]
Elk Forest, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°23′22″N 81°35′35″W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Kanawha |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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County seat: Charleston | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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