Wheat, West Virginia

Wheat
Unincorporated community
Wheat Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West Virginia Wheat Wheat (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°37′35″N 80°35′41″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wetzel
Elevation	1,040 ft (320 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID	1555963[1]

Wheat is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office^[2] opened in 1837, closed in 1950.

The community was named for wheat fields near the original town site.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheat, West Virginia
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheat 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. 672.