Kitsonville, West Virginia

Kitsonville is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.

Kitsonville, West Virginia
Kitsonville is located in West Virginia
Kitsonville
Kitsonville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Kitsonville is located in the United States
Kitsonville
Kitsonville
Kitsonville (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°1′57″N 80°28′25″W / 39.03250°N 80.47361°W / 39.03250; -80.47361
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1554891[1]

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

References edit

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kitsonville, 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. 353.