Freed is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
Freed, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°0′39″N 81°8′16″W / 39.01083°N 81.13778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Calhoun |
Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1549692[1] |
The community most likely was named after the local Freed family.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freed, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 252.