Pie, West Virginia
| Pie, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Pie, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°39′12″N 82°01′32″W / 37.65333°N 82.02556°WCoordinates: 37°39′12″N 82°01′32″W / 37.65333°N 82.02556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mingo |
| Elevation | 1,266 ft (386 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25689 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555339[1] |
Pie is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Pie is located on U.S. Route 52 along Pigeon Creek; the community lies along the road for 3 miles (4.8 km), from Horsepen Mountain to Grants Branch. According to Pie's 1933 postmaster, the community was named by Leander Blankenship, a resident "who really like[d] pie, regardless of kind".[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pie, West Virginia
- ↑ Loeb, Penny (2007). Moving Mountains: How One Woman and Her Community Won Justice From Big Coal. University Press of Kentucky. p. 306.
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