Windy is an unincorporated community in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States.
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  Windy Location within the state of West Virginia  Windy Windy (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°1′41″N 81°31′41″W / 39.02806°N 81.52806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wirt |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 304 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1556005[1] |
The community most likely was so named on account of frequent windy conditions at the town site.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Windy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 685.
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