Esty, West Virginia

Esty, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Esty
Esty
Coordinates: 38°00′54″N 80°22′58″W / 38.01500°N 80.38278°W / 38.01500; -80.38278Coordinates: 38°00′54″N 80°22′58″W / 38.01500°N 80.38278°W / 38.01500; -80.38278
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Elevation 1,936 ft (590 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554412[1]

Esty is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Esty is 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Falling Spring.

Esty Stinespring, an early postmaster, gave the community its name.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. 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. 232.


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