Eva is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Ritchie County, in the
U.S. state
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of
West Virginia
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.
History
A post office called Eva was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1950. An early postmaster named the community after his daughter, Eva Gill.
References
Unincorporated communities in Ritchie County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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