Lashmeet, West Virginia
Appearance
Lashmeet | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
![]() 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 | |
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.