Hollywood, Monroe County, West Virginia

Hollywood, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Hollywood, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Hollywood, West Virginia
Hollywood, West Virginia
Hollywood, West Virginia is located in the United States
Hollywood, West Virginia
Hollywood, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°36′44″N 80°26′38″W / 37.61222°N 80.44389°W / 37.61222; -80.44389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMonroe
Elevation
2,172 ft (662 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551478[1]

Hollywood is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Hollywood is northeast of Union.

The community was so named on account of holly bushes near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 312.


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