Lashmeet, West Virginia
Lashmeet | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia. | |
Coordinates: 37°25′15″N 81°11′57″W / 37.42083°N 81.19917°WCoordinates: 37°25′15″N 81°11′57″W / 37.42083°N 81.19917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Mercer |
Area[1] | |
• Total | 0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
• Land | 0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population (2010)[2] | |
• Total | 479 |
• Density | 640/sq mi (250/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 24733 |
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.[3] Its elevation is 2,539 feet (774 m).[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.[2]
The community most likely derives its name from the local Lashmeet (or Lashmutt) family.[6]
References
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ↑ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 59. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lashmeet, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-06-02.
- ↑ 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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