Girta, West Virginia

Girta
Unincorporated community
Girta is located in West Virginia
Girta
Girta
Location within the state of West Virginia
Girta is located in the United States
Girta
Girta
Girta (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°6′6″N 81°15′37″W / 39.10167°N 81.26028°W / 39.10167; -81.26028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549705[1]

Girta is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after Girta Nutter, the daughter of an early postmaster.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Girta, West Virginia
  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. p. 268.


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