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 | |
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  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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lewis |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1544800[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
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickle Street, West Virginia
- West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
Municipalities and communities of Lewis County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| City |  Lewis County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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