Tempa, West Virginia

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Tempa, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Tempa, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Tempa, West Virginia
Tempa, West Virginia
Tempa, West Virginia is located in the United States
Tempa, West Virginia
Tempa, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°43′30″N 80°45′17″W / 37.72500°N 80.75472°W / 37.72500; -80.75472
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation
2,838 ft (865 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549954[1]

Tempa is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. Tempa is northwest of Hinton and east of Alderson.

The community probably derives its name from the Vale of Tempe, in Greece.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tempa, 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. 621.


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