Rada, West Virginia

Rada, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Rada is located in West Virginia
Rada
Rada
Rada is located in the United States
Rada
Rada
Coordinates: 39°16′26″N 78°54′48″W / 39.27389°N 78.91333°W / 39.27389; -78.91333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1545370[1]

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]

  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.