Pickle Street, West Virginia

Pickle Street is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States, on U.S. Route 33 along Leading Creek.[2] It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house.

Pickle Street, West Virginia
Pickle Street
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pickle Street
Pickle Street (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 80°41′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1544800[1]

Name Origin

At a general store near Pickle Street, but before it was established, asking for pickles was a code for whiskey.

References

  • Coleman West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer
  • Names of Towns and Cities in WV
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickle Street, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.


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