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Burnt House is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Burnt House is located on West Virginia Route 47 and Grass Run, 11.8 miles (19.0 km) south-southeast of Harrisville.[2] The Burnt House Post Office closed 5/23/1986.[3]

Burnt House, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Burnt House, West Virginia
Burnt House, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°02′47″N 80°59′14″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRitchie
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26336
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554036[1]

The community's name recalls a tavern which burned at the town site circa 1840.[4]


References


  1. "Burnt House". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Ritchie County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
  3. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm%5B%5D
  4. 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. 144.


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