Windy, West Virginia

Windy
Unincorporated community
Windy
Location within the state of West Virginia
Windy
Windy (the US)
Coordinates: 39°1′41″N 81°31′41″W / 39.02806°N 81.52806°W / 39.02806; -81.52806Coordinates: 39°1′41″N 81°31′41″W / 39.02806°N 81.52806°W / 39.02806; -81.52806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wirt
Elevation 1,099 ft (335 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304
GNIS feature ID 1556005[1]

Windy is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia.

The community most likely was so named on account of frequent windy conditions at the town site.[2]

References

  1. "Windy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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. 685.


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