Left Hand (also Justices, Knights, or Lefthand) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 36 southeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Roane County.[2] Its post office [3] is still active.
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 Left Hand WV Post Office | |
  Left Hand Location within the state of West Virginia  Left Hand Left Hand (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Roane |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 390 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1541751[1] |
The community was named after nearby Lefthand Run creek.[4][5]
Education
editAn elementary school "Geary Elementary/Middle School" is located in Left Hand, West Virginia.[6]
Gallery
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Left Hand postmark
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
- ^ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, 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. pp. 366–367.
- ^ "Time and Custom Stand Still in the Hills and Hollers of West Virginia". Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1985.
- ^ "Home". Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
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