New Creek is an

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in Mineral County,

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, United States. It lies near the intersection of

New Creek New Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 stream in eastern West Virginia, United States. It is the third major West Virginia tributary to the North ...

and U.S. Route 50, and is south of Keyser. The ZIP code for New Creek is 26743. During the

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, this community was the site of a military skirmish between

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and

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troops on June 19, 1861.

References

Unincorporated communities in Mineral County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Northwestern Turnpike {{MineralCountyWV-geo-stub