Pickle Street, West Virginia

Pickle Street is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States, on U.S. Route 33 along Leading Creek.[2] It is mostly a residential area, but it has an auction house.

Pickle Street, West Virginia
Pickle Street is located in West Virginia
Pickle Street
Pickle Street
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pickle Street is located in the United States
Pickle Street
Pickle Street
Pickle Street (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°1′10″N 80°41′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Elevation
797 ft (243 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1544800[1]

Etymology

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

References

  • Coleman West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer
  • Names of Towns and Cities in WV
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickle Street, West Virginia
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 35. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.


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