Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Virginville, West Virginia

Virginville is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. Virginville is located near the Pennsylvania border, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Follansbee.

A post office called Virginville was established in 1907, and remained in operation until 1973. The community's name is derived from "Virginia".

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 137.