Pickle Street, West Virginia Explained

Pickle Street, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Pickle Street
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:Lewis
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:797
Coordinates:39.0194°N -80.6944°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:GNIS ID
Blank Info:1544800

Pickle Street is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States, on U.S. Route 33 along Leading Creek.[1] It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house.

Etymology

At a general store near Pickle Street, but before it was established, asking for pickles was a code for whiskey.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 35.