Ramp, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°45′01″N 80°49′22″W / 37.75028°N 80.82278°W / 37.75028; -80.82278Ramp is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located northeast of Hinton.
History
A post office called Ramp was established in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942.[2] The community was named for the abundance of the ramp plant in the area.[3][4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ramp, West Virginia
- ^ "Summers County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ Mockridge, Norton (April 22, 1971). "West Virginia Takes Name Prize". Toledo Blade. p. 29. Retrieved May 21, 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. 519.
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Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
- Hinton
communities
- Ballengee‡
- Bargers Springs
- Barksdale
- Barnettown
- Bellepoint
- Bertha
- Beurytown
- Brooklin
- Brooks
- Browning
- Buck
- Carew
- Claypool
- Clayton
- Crossroads
- Crumps Bottom
- Ellison
- Ellison Ridge
- Elton
- Farley
- Forest Hill
- Glenray
- Green Sulphur Springs
- Griffith Creek
- Hill Top
- Hilldale
- Hix
- Indian Mills
- Judson
- Jumping Branch
- Lick Creek
- Lockbridge
- Lowell
- Mandeville
- Marie
- Meadow Creek
- Mountview‡
- Neponset
- Nimitz
- Pence Springs
- Pipestem
- Ramp
- Riffe
- Sandstone
- Santafee
- Seminole
- Streeter
- Suck Creek
- Talcott
- Tempa
- True
- Valley Heights
- Wiggins
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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