True, West Virginia

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True, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
True, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°34′50″N 80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611Coordinates: 37°34′50″N 80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W / 37.58056; -80.93611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Summers
Elevation 2,461 ft (750 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549960[1]

True is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. True is located near West Virginia Route 20 south of Hinton.

History

The name True is derived from the petition for a community post office, which concluded with the line "Now this is true".[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: True, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. p. 355. 
Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
City
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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