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Prunty, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°06′26″N 81°00′19″W / 39.10722°N 81.00528°W / 39.10722; -81.00528
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Prunty
Prunty is located in West Virginia
Prunty
Prunty
Location within the state of West Virginia
Prunty is located in the United States
Prunty
Prunty
Prunty (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°06′26″N 81°00′19″W / 39.10722°N 81.00528°W / 39.10722; -81.00528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
715 ft (218 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549979[1]

Prunty is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[2]

History

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A post office called Prunty was in operation between 1902 and 1953.[3] The community was named after the local Prunty family.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prunty, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prunty, West Virginia
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ^ 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. 510.