Prunty, West Virginia

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Prunty
Unincorporated community
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Prunty
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Prunty
Prunty (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°06′26″N81°00′19″W / 39.10722°N 81.00528°W / 39.10722; -81.00528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation
715 ft (218 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549979 [1]

Prunty is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [2]

History

A post office called Prunty was in operation between 1902 and 1953. [3] The community was named after the local Prunty family. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prunty, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prunty, West Virginia
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  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. p. 510.
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