Pie, West Virginia | |
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Pie, West Virginia Pie, West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 37°39′12″N 82°01′32″W / 37.65333°N 82.02556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Mingo |
Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25689 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555339[1] |
Pie is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Pie is located on U.S. Route 52 along Pigeon Creek; the community lies along the road for 3 miles (4.8 km), from Horsepen Mountain to Grants Branch. According to Pie's 1933 postmaster, the community was named for Leander Blankenship, a resident "who really like[d] pie, regardless of kind".[2]
Gallery
- Pie postmark
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pie, West Virginia
- ↑ 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. 486.
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