Little Italy, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 38°47′39″N 79°32′57″W / 38.79417°N 79.54917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Randolph |
Elevation | 2,858 ft (871 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1554964 [1] |
Little Italy is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Little Italy is located on Gandy Creek and County Route 29/5, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) south of Whitmer and 18.5 miles (29.8 km) east-southeast of Elkins. [2]
A large share of the early settlers being natives of Italy caused the name to be selected. [3]