Little Italy, Randolph County, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Little Italy, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Randolph
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2858
Coordinates:38.7942°N -79.5492°W
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1554964

Little Italy is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Little Italy is located on Gandy Creek and County Route 29/5, 1.3miles south of Whitmer and 18.5miles east-southeast of Elkins.[1]

A large share of the early settlers being natives of Italy caused the name to be selected.[2]

Notes and References

  1. . Randolph County, West Virginia General Highway Map . 2011 . 4 . March 20, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425063813/http://gis.wvdot.com/gti/County_Maps/Randolph_4_of_5.pdf . April 25, 2012 . dead .
  2. News: West Virginia Takes Name Prize . Toledo Blade . Apr 22, 1971 . 21 May 2015 . Mockridge, Norton . 29.