Nuriva, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°35′51″N 81°22′53″W / 37.59750°N 81.38139°W / 37.59750; -81.38139CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyWyomingElevation
1,489 ft (454 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1555247[1]

Nuriva is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Trace Fork and Tracoal. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community's name is said to be derived from an unidentified Native American language.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuriva, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuriva WV post office
  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. 450.
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