Lahmansville, West Virginia
Lahmansville | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Lahmansville Lahmansville Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 39°7′41″N 79°4′54″W / 39.12806°N 79.08167°WCoordinates: 39°7′41″N 79°4′54″W / 39.12806°N 79.08167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Grant |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Lahmansville is an unincorporated community on Patterson Creek in Grant County, West Virginia, United States, located along West Virginia Secondary Route 5 at its junction with Secondary Route 5/6.
The community was named after Jacob "Jake" Lahman, a local merchant.[1] According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as "Laymensville", "Lehmansville" and "Leymansville".[2]
References
- ↑ 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. 357.
- ↑ "GNIS entry". GNIS. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
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