Gypsy, West Virginia

Gypsy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 328.[2]

Gypsy, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Gypsy is located in West Virginia
Gypsy
Gypsy
Coordinates: 39°22′7″N 80°19′4″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Area
[1]
 • Total0.777 sq mi (2.01 km2)
 • Land0.777 sq mi (2.01 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total328
 • Density420/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26361

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]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. "Harrison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  4. 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. 290.
  5. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 59.
  6. Gannett, Henry (1904). A Gazetteer of West Virginia. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 65.


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