Far is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Far was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1934.[2] The origin of the name "Far" is obscure.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Far, West Virginia
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.

39°32′16″N 80°45′15″W / 39.53778°N 80.75417°W / 39.53778; -80.75417


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