Romance, West Virginia

Romance, West Virginia
Romance, West Virginia
ZIP codes
Area code	304
GNIS ID	1549904

Romance is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It formerly had a post office with a zip code of 25175, but this closed on February 18, 1986.^[2]^[3] The area between Middle Fork and Advent is also considered Romance.

The community was named after Romance Parsons, an early settler.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romance, West Virginia
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
^ "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1985.
^ 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. 539.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Romance, West Virginia

[2] "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 26, 2011.

[3] "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1985.

[4] 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. 539.

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