Nuriva, West Virginia

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Nuriva
Unincorporated community
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Nuriva, West Virginia
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Nuriva
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Nuriva
Nuriva (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′51″N81°22′53″W / 37.59750°N 81.38139°W / 37.59750; -81.38139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Elevation
1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555247 [1]

Nuriva is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Trace Fork and Tracoal. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community's name is said to be derived from an unidentified Native American language. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuriva, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuriva WV post office
  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. 450.


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