Walgrove, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°27′50″N 81°26′13″W / 38.46389°N 81.43694°W / 38.46389; -81.43694
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Walgrove is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Walgrove was established in 1917, and remained in operation until 1937.[2] The community was named for a grove of walnut trees near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walgrove, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  3. ^ 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. 654.

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