Freed is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.

Freed, West Virginia
Freed is located in West Virginia
Freed
Freed
Location within the state of West Virginia
Freed is located in the United States
Freed
Freed
Freed (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°0′39″N 81°8′16″W / 39.01083°N 81.13778°W / 39.01083; -81.13778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
761 ft (232 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549692[1]

The community most likely was named after the local Freed family.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freed, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 252.