Romance, West Virginia

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Romance, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Romance
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Romance
Coordinates: 38°35′50″N81°35′55″W / 38.59722°N 81.59861°W / 38.59722; -81.59861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25175 25248
Area code 304
GNIS ID 1549904 [1]

Romance is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It formerly had a post office with a zip code of 25175, but this closed on February 18, 1986. [2] [3] The area between Middle Fork and Advent is also considered Romance.

The community was named after Romance Parsons, an early settler. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romance, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service . Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times . February 10, 1985.
  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. 539.


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