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Dameron, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°49′31″N 81°22′9″W / 37.82528°N 81.36917°W / 37.82528; -81.36917
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Dameron
Dameron is located in West Virginia
Dameron
Dameron
Location within the state of West Virginia
Dameron is located in the United States
Dameron
Dameron
Dameron (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′31″N 81°22′9″W / 37.82528°N 81.36917°W / 37.82528; -81.36917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
1,716 ft (523 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1558355[1]

Dameron is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after the local Dameron family.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dameron, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 199.