Reedyville, West Virginia

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

History

A post office called Reedyville was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1907.^[2] The community was named after nearby Reedy Creek.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reedyville, West Virginia
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
↑ 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. 527.

Municipalities and communities of Roane County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Spencer

City	Spencer

Town	Reedy

Unincorporated communities	Alvord Amma Billings Bright Buffalo Lick Cicerone Clio Clover Cotton Countsville Depue Elana Flatfork Gandeeville Grace Graux Harmony Iola Jingo Kester Kettle Lattimer Leaning Oak Left Hand Linden Liverpool‡ Looneyville Morning Star Mount Olive Nancy Run Newton Osbornes Mills Otto Patsey Peniel Pigeon Red Knob Reedyville Roxalana Ryan Shad Slate Speed Stringtown Sunflower Tariff Triplett Uler Vicars Virgil Wallback‡ Walton Zona

Ghost towns	Higby July‡ Leo Mattie Pad Woodyard

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 38°48′37″N 81°26′27″W / 38.81028°N 81.44083°W / 38.81028; -81.44083

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