Peapatch, Virginia and West Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated community in the United States
37°17′3″N 81°47′22″W / 37.28417°N 81.78944°W / 37.28417; -81.78944CountryUnited StatesStatesWest Virginia, VirginiaCountyMcDowell (WV), Buchanan (VA)Elevation
2,871 ft (875 m)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)GNIS ID1555320

Peapatch is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia[1] and McDowell County, West Virginia, United States, straddling the Virginia–West Virginia border.[2]

History

The Peapatch post office closed in 1939.[3] Peapatch was named from the production of peas.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peapatch, Virginia and West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peapatch, Virginia and West Virginia
  3. ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  4. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
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