Windy, West Virginia

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Windy (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°1′41″N81°31′41″W / 39.02806°N 81.52806°W / 39.02806; -81.52806 Coordinates: 39°1′41″N81°31′41″W / 39.02806°N 81.52806°W / 39.02806; -81.52806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wirt
Elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304
GNIS feature ID1556005 [1]

Windy is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States.

The community most likely was so named on account of frequent windy conditions at the town site. [2]

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References

  1. "Windy". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  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. 685.