Country United States County Tyler Area code(s) 304 & 681 Elevation 247 m | State West Virginia Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1555730 Local time Wednesday 10:16 AM | |
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Alvy (also known as Stringtown from the oil boom days c. 1890s - 1910 because the estimated population of 5000 residents and temporary workers were strung over the hills and hollows hence the nickname Stringtown) is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. Alvy is located along County Route 13 (a.k.a. Indian Creek Road) and Indian Creek, 16 miles (26 km) east-southeast of Middlebourne. Alvy was once Moore, VA changed to Alvy c. 1850 and had a post office, which closed on February 1, 1997; the post office used the name Alvy.
Map of Stringtown, South, WV 26320, USA
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Stringtown, Tyler County, West Virginia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA