Barn, West Virginia

Barn is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History

A post office called Barn was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1940.^[2] A large barn near the original town site caused the name to be selected.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barn, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
↑ 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. 94.

Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Princeton
Cities	Bluefield Princeton
Towns	Athens Bramwell Matoaka Oakvale
CDPs	Bluewell Brush Fork Lashmeet Montcalm
Other communities	Ada Arista Barn Beeson Black‡ Bluestone Camp Creek Cashers Hill Ceres Chestnut Knob Coaldale Coopers Crystal Dott Duhring Dunns Eads Mill Edison Egeria‡ Elgood Flat Top Flipping Gardner Gardner Junction Giatto Glenwood Godfrey Goodwill Green Valley Hardy Hatcher Hiawatha Ingleside Johnston Town Kale Kegley Kellysville Lake Shawnee Lamar‡ Lerona Lilly Grove Littlesburg Lorton Lick Lovern Maple Acre Maple View McComas Melrose Micajah Midway Mount Olive Nemours New Hope Oak Grove Pettry Piedmont Pinoak Rock Sandlick Smokeless Spanishburg Speedway Springton Weyanoke Wolfe Yards‡
Ghost town	Widemouth
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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