Peapatch, Virginia and West Virginia

Peapatch
Unincorporated community
Peapatch
Location within the state of West Virginia
Peapatch
Peapatch (the US)
Coordinates: 37°17′3″N 81°47′22″W / 37.28417°N 81.78944°W / 37.28417; -81.78944Coordinates: 37°17′3″N 81°47′22″W / 37.28417°N 81.78944°W / 37.28417; -81.78944
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Elevation 2,871 ft (875 m)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1555320

Peapatch is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia[1] and McDowell County, West Virginia.[2]

History

The Peapatch post office closed in 1939.[3] Peapatch was named from the production of peas.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peapatch, Virginia and West Virginia
  3. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.


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