True, West Virginia

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True, West Virginia
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True, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°34′50″N80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611 Coordinates: 37°34′50″N80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation
2,461 ft (750 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549960 [1]

True is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. True is located near West Virginia Route 20, south of Hinton.

History

According to tradition, the name True is derived from the petition for a community post office, which concluded with the line "Now this is true". [2] Another version is that the name was randomly selected by postal officials. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: True, West Virginia
  2. Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp.  355.
  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. 633.