Lost City, West Virginia | |
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 Baptist church on
West Virginia Route 259 | |
  Lost City  Lost City | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′47″N 78°50′3″W / 38.92972°N 78.83417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hardy |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1551940 [1] |
Lost City is an unincorporated community in eastern Hardy County, West Virginia, United States, on the Lost River. Lost City is centered at the intersection of West Virginia routes 59 and 259. The town was originally known as Cover. Its post office has been open since 1892. [2]
The community takes its name from the nearby Lost River. [3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost City, West Virginia
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
- ^ 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. 386.
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