Wheat is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office[2] opened in 1837, closed in 1950.
Wheat | |
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Coordinates: 39°37′35″N 80°35′41″W / 39.62639°N 80.59472°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Wetzel |
Elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1555963[1] |
The community was named for wheat fields near the original town site.[3]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheat, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheat WV post office
- ^ 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. 672.