Millville is an unincorporated community on the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Millville has also been known as Keye's Switch, Keyes Switch and Milville.
Millville, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°17′38″N 77°47′9″W / 39.29389°N 77.78583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Jefferson |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25432 |
GNIS ID | 1555130[1] |
History
editThe community was named after the Millville Milling Company, the proprietors of a local gristmill.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millville, 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. 418.