True is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. True is located near West Virginia Route 20, south of Hinton.
True, West Virginia | |
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  True, West Virginia  True, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′50″N 80°56′10″W / 37.58056°N 80.93611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Summers |
| Elevation | 2,461 ft (750 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1549960[1] |
History edit
According to tradition, the name True is derived from the petition for a community post office, which concluded with the line "Now this is true".[2] Another version is that the name was randomly selected by postal officials.[3]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: True, West Virginia
- ^ Miller, James Henry (1908). History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. J.H. Miller. pp. 355.
- ^ 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. 633.
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