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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Wheat, West Virginia

Wheat is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office opened in 1837, closed in 1950.

The community was named for wheat fields near the original town site.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheat, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheat WV post office
  3. ^ 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.