en Hiorra, West Virginia

Hiorra, West Virginia
Hiorra, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
	Hiorra, West Virginia Hiorra, West Virginia
	Coordinates: 39°23′32″N 79°49′07″W / 39.39222°N 79.81861°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Preston
Elevation	1,352 ft (412 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554721

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

History

A post office called Hiorra was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1918.^[2] The community's name is an amalgamation of the names of three businessmen in the local mining industry.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Hiorra, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 2, 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. 310.

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[gnis-1] "Hiorra, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[3] 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. 310.

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