Burnt House, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

39°02′47″N 80°59′14″W / 39.04639°N 80.98722°W / 39.04639; -80.98722CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty RitchieElevation

817 ft (249 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

26336

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554036^[1]

Burnt House is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Burnt House is located on West Virginia Route 47 and Grass Run, 11.8 miles (19.0 km) south-southeast of Harrisville.^[2] The Burnt House Post Office closed 5/23/1986.^[3]

The community's name recalls a tavern which burned at the town site circa 1840.^[4]

References

^ "Burnt House". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Ritchie County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.
^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm^{[permanent dead link]}
^ 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. 144.