Kirby is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia situated along Grassy Lick Run, a tributary of North River. Kirby is located south of Romney at the crossroads of Grassy Lick Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10) and Rock Oak Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 10/6).

Kirby, West Virginia
Cox's Store in Kirby
Cox's Store in Kirby
Kirby is located in West Virginia
Kirby
Kirby
Kirby is located in the United States
Kirby
Kirby
Coordinates: 39°10′58″N 78°43′34″W / 39.18278°N 78.72611°W / 39.18278; -78.72611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Elevation1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26755
Area code304
GNIS feature ID1554886[1]

An early postmaster named Kirby gave the community his name.[2]

Historic site

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  • Cox's Store (c. 1864)

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kirby, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-10-30.
  2. ^ 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. 353.