Peapatch, Virginia and West Virginia

Peapatch
Unincorporated community
Peapatch is located in West Virginia
Peapatch
Peapatch
Location within the state of West Virginia
Peapatch is located in the United States
Peapatch
Peapatch
Peapatch (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°17′3″N 81°47′22″W / 37.28417°N 81.78944°W / 37.28417; -81.78944
CountryUnited States
StatesWest Virginia, Virginia
CountyMcDowell (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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