Pike, West Virginia

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Pike (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′0″N81°4′53″W / 39.28333°N 81.08139°W / 39.28333; -81.08139 Coordinates: 39°17′0″N81°4′53″W / 39.28333°N 81.08139°W / 39.28333; -81.08139
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1544847 [1]

Pike is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named for a turnpike intersection near the original town site. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pike, 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. 488.