Left Hand, West Virginia
Left Hand | |
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Left Hand Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°WCoordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Roane |
Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 390 [1] |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25251 |
GNIS feature ID | 1541751[1] |
Left Hand (also Justices, Knights, or Lefthand) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 36 southeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Roane County.[2] Its post office [3] is still active.
The community was named after nearby Lefthand Run creek.[4] Despite the name, there is not a community named "Right Hand".
Education[]
An elementary school "Geary Elementary/Middle School" is located in Left Hand, West Virginia.[5]
Gallery[]
Left Hand postmark
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
- ^ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
- ^ 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. pp. 366–367.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2009-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Roane County, West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Mid-Ohio Valley, West Virginia geography stubs