Exchange, West Virginia

Exchange
Unincorporated community
Exchange
Location within the state of West Virginia
Exchange
Exchange (the US)
Coordinates: 38°46′8″N 80°44′33″W / 38.76889°N 80.74250°W / 38.76889; -80.74250Coordinates: 38°46′8″N 80°44′33″W / 38.76889°N 80.74250°W / 38.76889; -80.74250
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26619
GNIS feature ID 1538778[1]

Exchange is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States that has the ZIP code of 26619.

Toponymy

An early variant name was Millburn. The present name was suggested on account of ownership of the local mill and other enterprises frequently changing hands.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Exchange, West Virginia
  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. 235.


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