Thorny Creek is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Pocahontas County,

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, United States. Thorny Creek is located on the

Greenbrier River The Greenbrier River is a tributary of the New River (Kanawha River), New River, long,McNeel, William P. "Greenbrier River." ''The West Virginia Encyclopedia''. Ken Sullivan, editor. Charleston, WV: West Virginia Humanities Council. 2006. . in ...

, northeast of

Marlinton Marlinton is a town in and the county seat of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 998 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Located along the Greenbrier River, it is known for its scenery. History Marlint ...

. Thorny Creek is also home to the Thorny Creek Mountain Summit. The mountain stands at about 3,366 feet above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal Body of water, bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical ...

.Thorny Creek summit on Mountainzone
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Unincorporated communities in Pocahontas County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Populated places on the Greenbrier River {{PocahontasCountyWV-geo-stub