Nuriva
Nuriva, West Virginia
Nuriva, West Virginia
Nuriva is located in West Virginia
Nuriva
Nuriva
Location within the state of West Virginia
Nuriva is located in the United States
Nuriva
Nuriva
Nuriva (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′51″N 81°22′53″W / 37.59750°N 81.38139°W / 37.59750; -81.38139
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Elevation
1,489 ft (454 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1555247[1]

Nuriva is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. It was also known as Trace Fork and Tracoal. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community's name is said to be derived from an unidentified Native American language.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuriva, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nuriva WV post office
  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. 450.


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