True, West Virginia

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True, West Virginia
True, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
True, West Virginia
True, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°34′50″N 80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611Coordinates: 37°34′50″N 80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation
2,461 ft (750 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549960[1]

True is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. True is located near West Virginia Route 20, south of Hinton.

History[]

According to tradition, the name True is derived from the petition for a community post office, which concluded with the line "Now this is true".[2] Another version is that the name was randomly selected by postal officials.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: True, West Virginia
  2. ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 355.
  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. 633.


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