Lost City, West Virginia

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Lost City, West Virginia
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Baptist church on West Virginia Route 259
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Coordinates: 38°55′47″N78°50′3″W / 38.92972°N 78.83417°W / 38.92972; -78.83417 Coordinates: 38°55′47″N78°50′3″W / 38.92972°N 78.83417°W / 38.92972; -78.83417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hardy
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26810
GNIS feature ID1551940 [1]

Lost City is an unincorporated community in eastern Hardy County, West Virginia, United States, on the Lost River. Lost City is centered at the intersection of West Virginia routes 59 and 259. The town was originally known as Cover. Its post office has been open since 1892. [2]

The community takes its name from the nearby Lost River. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost City, West Virginia
  2. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  3. 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. 386.