Gypsy, West Virginia Explained

Gypsy, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:West Virginia
Pushpin Label:Gypsy
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Harrison
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.777
Area Land Sq Mi:0.777
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:328
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:39.3686°N -80.3178°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:26361
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Gypsy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 328.

History

A post office called Gypsy has been in operation since 1900.[3] The community was named for a band of Roma which once camped in the area, according to local history.[4] [5] Gypsy was located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  3. Web site: Harrison County . Jim Forte Postal History . 2 March 2015.
  4. 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. 290.
  5. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 59.
  6. Book: Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of West Virginia. 1904. U.S. Government Printing Office. 65.