Left Hand, West Virginia

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Left Hand (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°37′7″N81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°W / 38.61861; -81.24500
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Roane
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 (2009)
  Total390
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25251
GNIS feature ID1541751 [1]

Left Hand (also Justices, Knights, or Lefthand) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 36 southeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Roane County. [2] Its post office [3] is still active.

Contents

The community was named after nearby Lefthand Run creek. [4] [5]

Education

An elementary school "Geary Elementary/Middle School" is located in Left Hand, West Virginia. [6]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
  2. DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 44. ISBN   0-89933-327-3.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
  4. 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. pp. 366–367.
  5. "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times . February 10, 1985.
  6. "Home". Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2009.