Trace
Trace is located in West Virginia
Trace
Trace
Location within the state of West Virginia
Trace is located in the United States
Trace
Trace
Trace (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°53′14″N 82°11′48″W / 37.88722°N 82.19667°W / 37.88722; -82.19667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Elevation
928 ft (283 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549957[1]

Trace is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The town's post office no longer exists.[2]

Etymology

The origin of the name Trace is obscure, although it may be derived from nearby Dingess Trace Branch Creek.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trace, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Trace WV post office
  3. 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. 630.


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