Toll Gate is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. Toll Gate is 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Pennsboro.
Toll Gate, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°16′21″N 80°54′54″W / 39.27250°N 80.91500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Ritchie |
Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 26442 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555815[1] |
The community was named after a tollgate near the original town site.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Toll Gate". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 628.