| Racket, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Racket Location within the state of West Virginia  Racket Racket (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 39°2′39″N80°56′13″W / 39.04417°N 80.93694°W Coordinates: 39°2′39″N80°56′13″W / 39.04417°N 80.93694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Gilmer, Ritchie |
| Elevation | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS ID | 1549889 [1] |
Racket is an unincorporated community in Gilmer and Ritchie counties, West Virginia, United States. Their post office [2] has been closed.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Gilmer County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,693. Its county seat is Glenville. The county was formed in 1845 from parts of Lewis and Kanawha Counties, and named for Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor of Virginia from 1840 to 1841. Gilmer was later a representative in the United States Congress and Secretary of the Navy in President John Tyler's cabinet.
Ritchie County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,449. Its county seat is Harrisville. The county was created in 1843 by the Virginia General Assembly and named for Richmond newspaper publisher Thomas Ritchie.
