Gypsy, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
39°22′7″N 80°19′4″W / 39.36861°N 80.31778°W / 39.36861; -80.31778 (2010)[2]
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Gypsy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 328.[2]
History
A post office called Gypsy has been in operation since 1900.[3] The community was named for a band of Roma which once camped in the area, according to local history.[4][5] Gypsy was located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[6]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ^ 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. 290.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 59.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1904). A Gazetteer of West Virginia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 65.
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Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Clarksburg
communities
- Adamsville
- Arlington
- Bethlehem
- Bristol
- Brown
- Dawmont
- Dixie
- East Salem
- Flinderation
- Glen Falls
- Goodhope
- Haywood
- Jarvisville
- Jimtown
- Katy Lick
- Kincheloe
- Maken
- Manayka
- Marshville
- McAlpin
- McWhorter
- Meadowbrook
- Mount Clare
- Oral Lake
- Peora
- Pine Bluff
- Quiet Dell
- Rinehart
- Romines Mills
- Sardis
- Seminole
- Viropa
- Wilsonburg
- Wyatt
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