Lost City, West Virginia

Lost City, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lost City
Lost City
Coordinates: 38°55′47″N 78°50′3″W / 38.92972°N 78.83417°W / 38.92972; -78.83417Coordinates: 38°55′47″N 78°50′3″W / 38.92972°N 78.83417°W / 38.92972; -78.83417
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hardy
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26810
GNIS feature ID 1551940[1]

Lost City is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in eastern Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Lost City is centered at the intersection of West Virginia routes 59 and 259. The town was originally known as Cover. Its post office has been open since 1892.[2]

The community takes its name from the nearby Lost River.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost City, West Virginia
  2. ↑ http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm
  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. 386.


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