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Gip, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°40′40″N 80°59′38″W / 38.67778°N 80.99389°W / 38.67778; -80.99389
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Gip
Unincorporated community
Gip is located in West Virginia
Gip
Gip
Location within the state of West Virginia
Gip is located in the United States
Gip
Gip
Gip (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°40′40″N 80°59′38″W / 38.67778°N 80.99389°W / 38.67778; -80.99389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Gip is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Gip's elevation is 932 feet[1] and is in the Eastern time zone.[1]

The community's name is derived from shortening and alteration of the name of Frank Gibson, an early postmaster.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gip (in Braxton County, WV) Populated Place Profile." Westvirginia.hometownlocator.com. Accessed August 2011.
  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. 268.

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