Kirby, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°10′58″N 78°43′34″W / 39.18278°N 78.72611°W / 39.18278; -78.72611CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyHampshireElevation1,519 ft (463 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
26755
Area code304GNIS feature ID1554886[1]

Kirby is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia situated along Grassy Lick Run, a tributary of North River. Kirby is located south of Romney at the crossroads of Grassy Lick Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10) and Rock Oak Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10/6).

An early postmaster named Kirby gave the community his name.[2]

Historic site

  • Cox's Store (c. 1864)

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirby, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
  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. 353.
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