Pruntytown, West Virginia

Pruntytown
Unincorporated community
Pruntytown Show map of West Virginia Pruntytown Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°20′2″N 80°4′36″W / 39.33389°N 80.07667°W / 39.33389; -80.07667Coordinates: 39°20′2″N 80°4′36″W / 39.33389°N 80.07667°W / 39.33389; -80.07667
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Taylor
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1545306

Pruntytown is an unincorporated community at the junction of the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) and U.S. Route 250 in Taylor County, West Virginia. It is the site of the Pruntytown Correctional Center, formerly known as the West Virginia Industrial School for Boys.

The first settlement at Pruntytown was made in the late 1790s by David and John Prunty.