Gad, West Virginia
Ghost town in West Virginia, United States
38°14′23″N 80°53′3″W / 38.23972°N 80.88417°W / 38.23972; -80.88417Gad is an extinct town in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The community was located on McKee's Creek, but was purchased by the US Army Corps of Engineers for the construction of Summersville Lake, which opened on September 3, 1956.
The site of the town is now located under the lake near the marina.
The community most likely was named after the Gadd family.[1]
References
- ^ 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. 258.
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Municipalities and communities of Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Summersville
- Richwood
- Summersville
- Belva‡
- Birch River
- Craigsville
- Dixie‡
- Fenwick
- Nettie
- Tioga
communities
- Allingdale
- Bays
- Bentree‡
- Bruce
- Calvin
- Cambria
- Canvas
- Carl
- Coe
- Cottle
- Curtin
- Donald
- Drennen
- Enon
- Gilboa
- Green Valley
- Holcomb
- Hominy Falls
- Hookersville
- Keslers Cross Lanes
- Kirkwood
- Leivasy
- Lockwood
- Morris
- Mt. Lookout
- Mount Nebo
- Muddlety
- Nallen‡
- New Hope
- Odell Town
- Persinger
- Poe
- Pool
- Runa
- Saxman
- Snow Hill
- Swiss
- Tolbert
- Vaughan
- Waggy‡
- Werth
- Woodbine
- Zela
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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