Tague, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Tague is an unincorporated community
in Braxton County, West Virginia
, United States
, along the Right Fork Steer Creek
. It was named for the small creek called Tague Fork. A post office was established in Tague in 1911, but was downgraded as an independent rural station of Frametown
. It is believed to be the only location in the United States
with that name.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Braxton County, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, along the Right Fork Steer Creek
Steer Creek (West Virginia)
Steer Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau...
. It was named for the small creek called Tague Fork. A post office was established in Tague in 1911, but was downgraded as an independent rural station of Frametown
Frametown, West Virginia
Frametown is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. While the heart of Frametown itself is rather small, there is a large sprawling area that considers itself to be part of the Frametown community...
. It is believed to be the only location in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with that name.