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词条 Barn, West Virginia
释义

  1. History

  2. References

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][4]

References

1. ^{{GNIS|1535244}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=WV | title=Post Offices | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=17 February 2015}}
3. ^{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=122|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=94}}
4. ^{{GNIS|1535244}}
{{Mercer County, West Virginia}}{{coord|37|34|33|N|81|10|45|W|region:US-WV_source:GNIS_type:city|display=title}}{{MercerCountyWV-geo-stub}}

2 : Unincorporated communities in Mercer County, West Virginia|Unincorporated communities in West Virginia

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