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  Wheat Location within the state of West Virginia  Wheat Wheat (the United States) | |
| 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] |
Wheat is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] opened in 1837, closed in 1950.
The community was named for wheat fields near the original town site. [3]
- ^ 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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Wheat | |
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Wheat Location within the state of West Virginia Wheat Wheat (the United States) | |
| 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] |
Wheat is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] opened in 1837, closed in 1950.
The community was named for wheat fields near the original town site. [3]
- ^ 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.
Municipalities and communities of
Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Cities | | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
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Unincorporated communities |
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| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| This article about a location in Wetzel County, West Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |