Kale, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°23′03″N 81°11′07″W / 37.38417°N 81.18528°W / 37.38417; -81.18528
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Kale, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554839[1]

Kale is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Kale is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Princeton.

The community most likely derives its name from the local Kale (or Kail) family.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kale, West Virginia
  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. 341.