Left Hand, West Virginia

Left Hand
Unincorporated community
Left Hand WV Post Office
Left Hand
Location within the state of West Virginia
Left Hand
Left Hand (the US)
Coordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°W / 38.61861; -81.24500Coordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°W / 38.61861; -81.24500
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Roane
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Population (2009)
 • Total 390
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 (see image below).

The community was named after nearby Lefthand Run creek.[4]

Education

An elementary school "Geary Elementary/Middle School" is located in Left Hand, West Virginia.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
  2. ↑ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
  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. pp. 366–367.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2009-12-22.


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