True, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°34′50″N 80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountySummersElevation
2,461 ft (750 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1549960[1]

True is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. True is located near West Virginia Route 20, south of Hinton.

History

According to tradition, the name True is derived from the petition for a community post office, which concluded with the line "Now this is true".[2] Another version is that the name was randomly selected by postal officials.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: True, West Virginia
  2. ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 355.
  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. 633.
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