West, West Virginia

West is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called West was established in 1864, and remained in operation until 1953.^[2] The origin of the name West is obscure; it might be named after the local West family.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
↑ 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. p. 665.

Municipalities and communities of Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: New Martinsville

Cities	New Martinsville Paden City‡

Towns	Hundred Pine Grove Smithfield

CDPs	Jacksonburg Littleton Reader

Unincorporated communities	Allister Anthem Archer Bane Barker Bebee Big Run Brink‡ Brooklyn Burchfield Burton Carbide Childs Coburn Earnshaw Fairview Fanlight Folsom Four Mile Hastings Galmish Green Hill Hastings Hazel Hoyt King Knob Fork Kodol Mand Marion Maud Minnie Mobley Porters Falls Proctor Rockport Round Bottom Sincerity Van Camp Veto Vincen‡ West Wheat Wileyville

Ghost towns	Andy Five Points Onie Shenango Suter

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°40′42″N 80°40′11″W / 39.67833°N 80.66972°W / 39.67833; -80.66972

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