Lashmeet, West Virginia
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Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Lashmeet | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
| Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia. Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′22′′N 81°11′48′′W / 37.42278°N 81.19667°W / 37.42278; -81.19667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mercer |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Land | 0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,533 ft (772 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 479 |
| • Density | 640/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 24733 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586841[2] |
Lashmeet is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 northwest of the city of Princeton, the county seat of Mercer County.[4] Although Lashmeet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 24733.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 479.[3]
The community most likely derives its name from the local Lashmeet (or Lashmutt) family.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lashmeet, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ DeLorme, West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer, 4th ed., Yarmouth, 2007, p. 59 ISBN 0-89933-327-3
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ 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. 360.
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