Tuckahoe, West Virginia

Tuckahoe, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe
Coordinates: 37°45′08″N 80°16′24″W / 37.75222°N 80.27333°W / 37.75222; -80.27333Coordinates: 37°45′08″N 80°16′24″W / 37.75222°N 80.27333°W / 37.75222; -80.27333
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Elevation 2,034 ft (620 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1553278[1]

Tuckahoe is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Tuckahoe is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of White Sulphur Springs.

The community most likely was named after nearby Tuckahoe Run creek.[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. 633.


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