Kirby, West Virginia | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Kirby |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hampshire |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 463 |
Elevation Ft: | 1519 |
Coordinates: | 39.1828°N -78.7261°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 26755 |
Area Code: | 304 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1554886 |
Kirby is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia situated along Grassy Lick Run, a tributary of North River. Kirby is located south of Romney at the crossroads of Grassy Lick Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10) and Rock Oak Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10/6).
An early postmaster named Kirby gave the community his name.[2]