Rada is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Rada is located on U.S. Highway 220/West Virginia Route 28 between Junction and Purgitsville in southwest Hampshire County along Mill Creek. It lies at an intersection of US 220/WV 28 with Rada Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 220/7).

Rada once had its own post office [2] and school [3] in operation here until the early 20th century. The community was named after Rada Dany, child of the postmaster during its operation.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rada, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rada, West Virginia
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rada, West Virginia
  4. ^ 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. 516.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rada,_West_Virginia
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