Chevaux De Frise, West Virginia

Chevaux De Frise
Chevaux De Frise
Unincorporated community
	Chevaux De Frise Location within the state of West Virginia Chevaux De Frise Chevaux De Frise (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°9′22″N81°1′7″W / 39.15611°N 81.01861°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ritchie
Elevation	840 ft (260 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1688942

Last updated August 01, 2025

Chevaux De Frise is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

The etymology of the name of nearby Chevaux de Frise Run is disputed.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chevaux De Frise, West Virginia
↑ 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. 170.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chevaux De Frise, 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. 170.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Harrisville
City	Pennsboro	Ritchie County map
Towns	Auburn Cairo Ellenboro Harrisville Pullman
Unincorporated communities	Beatrice Beech Grove Berea Brohard Burnt House Cantwell Chevaux De Frise Cisco Cokeleys Cornwallis Dutchman Eva Five Forks Fonzo Girta Goffs Holbrook Hazelgreen Highland Lamberton Lawford Macfarlan Mahone Mountain Petroleum Pew Hill Pike Prunty Racket‡ Racy Riddle Riverside Rusk Rutherford Six Hill Slab Smithville Stanley Toll Gate Thursday Trilby Washburn White Oak
Ghost towns	Admiral Iris
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Chevaux De Frise
Unincorporated community
Chevaux De Frise Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Chevaux De Frise Chevaux De Frise (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°9′22″N81°1′7″W / 39.15611°N 81.01861°W / 39.15611; -81.01861
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ritchie
Elevation	840 ft (260 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1688942^[1]