Jakes Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Dunkard Creek.

Jakes Run was named after Jacob Statler, a pioneer settler.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jakes Run (Dunkard Creek tributary)
  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. pp. 600–601.

39°42′30″N 80°07′36″W / 39.70833°N 80.12667°W / 39.70833; -80.12667



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