Toll Gate, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°16′21″N 80°54′54″W / 39.27250°N 80.91500°W / 39.27250; -80.91500CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRitchieElevation
804 ft (245 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
26442
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555815[1]

Toll Gate is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Toll Gate is 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Pennsboro.

The community was named after a tollgate near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Toll Gate". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 628.
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Municipalities and communities of Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States
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