Burnt House, West Virginia

Burnt House, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Burnt House, West Virginia
Burnt House, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°02′47″N 80°59′14″W / 39.04639°N 80.98722°W / 39.04639; -80.98722Coordinates: 39°02′47″N 80°59′14″W / 39.04639°N 80.98722°W / 39.04639; -80.98722
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Elevation 817 ft (249 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 26336
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554036[1]

Burnt House is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Burnt House is located on West Virginia Route 47 and Grassy Run 11.8 miles (19.0 km) south-southeast of Harrisville.[2] The Burnt House Post Office closed 5/23/1986.[3]

The community's name recalls a tavern which burned at the town site around 1840.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Burnt House". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Ritchie County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  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. 144.


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