Left Hand, West Virginia

Left Hand
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°WCoordinates: 38°37′7″N 81°14′42″W / 38.61861°N 81.24500°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Roane
Elevation	728 ft (222 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	390
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	25251
GNIS feature ID	1541751[1]

Left Hand (also Justices, Knights, or Lefthand) is an unincorporated community in southeastern Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 36 southeast of the city of Spencer, the county seat of Roane County.^[2] Its Post Office ^[3] is still active (see image below).

The community was named after nearby Lefthand Run creek.^[4]

Education

An elementary school "Geary Elementary/Middle School" is located in Left Hand, West Virginia.^[5]

Gallery

Left Hand postmark

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
2. DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Left Hand, West Virginia
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. pp. 366–367.
5. http://www.roanecountyschools.com/gems/