Coordinates: 38°46′14″N 81°33′11″W / 38.77056°N 81.55306°W / 38.77056; -81.55306

Gay, West Virginia

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Not to be confused with Fort Gay, West Virginia.

Gay, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Gay is located in West Virginia
Gay
Gay
Gay is located in the United States
Gay
Gay
Coordinates: 38°46′14″N 81°33′11″W / 38.77056°N 81.55306°W / 38.77056; -81.55306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25244
Area code304
GNIS ID1539361[1]

Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Gay has a post office with the ZIP Code of 25244.[2]

One Mr. Gay, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gay, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Gay, WV post office locations". postofficefinder.org. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 56.


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