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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Pansy, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Pansy is located in West VirginiaPansyPansyShow map of West VirginiaPansy is located in the United StatesPansyPansyShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 79°11′52″W / 38.89667°N 79.19778°W / 38.89667; -79.19778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGrant
Elevation1,093 ft (333 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554906

Pansy is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, USA. Located on U.S. Route 220 6.45 miles (10.38 km) south-southwest of Petersburg, the community most likely was named after the garden pansy.

References

  1. "Pansy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Grant County, West Virginia, General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  3. 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. 471.
Municipalities and communities of Grant County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Petersburg
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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