Needmore, West Virginia

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Needmore, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°3′2″N78°47′12″W / 39.05056°N 78.78667°W / 39.05056; -78.78667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hardy
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555194 [1]

Needmore is an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Needmore lies along West Virginia Route 55 to the west of Baker.

The community most likely received its name because it needed more of everything. [2] [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Needmore, 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. 439.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 90.