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Prunty, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 39°06′26″N 81°00′19″W / 39.10722°N 81.00528°W / 39.10722; -81.00528
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Not to be confused with Pruntytown, West Virginia.

Prunty is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Prunty was in operation between 1902 and 1953.[2] The community was named after the local Prunty family.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prunty, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 May 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. 510.

39°06′26″N 81°00′19″W / 39.10722°N 81.00528°W / 39.10722; -81.00528

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