Kirby is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia situated along Grassy Lick Run, a tributary of 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).
Kirby, West Virginia | |
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 Cox's Store in Kirby | |
  Kirby  Kirby | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′58″N 78°43′34″W / 39.18278°N 78.72611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hampshire |
| Elevation | 1,519 ft (463 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26755 |
| Area code | 304 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554886[1] |
An early postmaster named Kirby gave the community his name.[2]
Historic site
edit- Cox's Store (c. 1864)
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirby, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
- ^ 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.
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