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Hur, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
HurLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaHurHur (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°52′24″N 81°10′10″W / 38.87333°N 81.16944°W / 38.87333; -81.16944
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Calhoun
Elevation	1,152 ft (351 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1554758

Hur is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office has closed. Named after novel "Ben Hur." The village once had three stores and two grist mills. A crank'em up single wire phone company that served a large area that operated into the 1960s and the Mt. Olive Methodist Church which was established in 1879. It is the home of a widely read Internet newspaper, the Hur Herald, established in 1996 by Bob Weaver. Population never exceeded 40.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur, West Virginia
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hur WV post office

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