Joker, West Virginia
Joker is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
The community was named after Joker Sewel, a local merchant. The village once had a store, post office and the Bryner Chapel Methodist Church. The store was operated for many years by the Bryners, Dawsons and Gainers.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Joker, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Joker 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. 337.
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