Kirby, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°10′58″N 78°43′34″W / 39.18278°N 78.72611°W / 39.18278; -78.72611
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Kirby, West Virginia
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GNIS feature ID1554886[1]

Kirby is an

North River. Kirby is located south of Romney
at the crossroads of Grassy Lick Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10) and Rock Oak Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10/6).

An early postmaster named Kirby gave the community his name.[2]

Historic site

  • Cox's Store (c. 1864)

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirby, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
  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. 353.