Brohard, West Virginia Explained

Brohard
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ritchie and Wirt
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:965
Coordinates:39.0364°N -81.1761°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:26138[1]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1536384

Brohard (also Hartley or Hartley Brohard) is an unincorporated community in Ritchie and Wirt counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[2] Its elevation is 965 feet (294 m).[3] Brohard had a post office, which closed on November 2, 2002.[4]

M. M. Brohard, a local merchant, gave the community his name.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  3. , Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.
  4. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 26, 2011. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  5. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press . Piedmont, WV. 131.