Pike, West Virginia

Pike
Unincorporated community
Pike is located in West Virginia
Pike
Pike
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pike is located in the United States
Pike
Pike
Pike (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′0″N 81°4′53″W / 39.28333°N 81.08139°W / 39.28333; -81.08139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1544847[1]

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

The community was named for a turnpike intersection near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pike, 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. 488.


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