Fife, Virginia
Fife is an unincorporated community in Goochland County, Virginia.[1]
History
Variant names were "Fife's" and "Fifes".[1] A post office called Fife's was established in 1827, and the name was changed to Fife in 1893.[2] The community has the name of the Fife family, original owner of the town site.[3]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fife
- ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 50.
Municipalities and communities of Goochland County, Virginia, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| CDP |  | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
Coordinates: 37°44′58″N 78°03′43″W / 37.749389°N 78.061918°W
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.