Virginville, West Virginia

Virginville, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Virginville is located in West Virginia
Virginville
Virginville
Virginville is located in the United States
Virginville
Virginville
Coordinates: 40°17′34″N 80°31′25″W / 40.29278°N 80.52361°W / 40.29278; -80.52361
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Elevation
787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555896[1]

Virginville is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. Virginville is located near the Pennsylvania border, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Follansbee.

A post office called Virginville was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1973.[2] The community's name is derived from "Virginia".[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 137.


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