De Kalb, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
De Kalb is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]
History
A post office called De Kalb was established in De Kalb, the name was changed to Dekalb in 1894, and the post office was discontinued in 1941.[2] The community was named after Johann de Kalb by a local admirer.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Kalb, West Virginia
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ 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. 205.
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Municipalities and communities of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Glenville
- Glenville
- Sand Fork
communities
- Alice
- Baldwin
- Cedarville
- Coxs Mills
- De Kalb
- Donlan
- Dusk
- Gilmer
- Hardman
- Index
- Let
- Letter Gap
- Linn
- Lockney
- Lucerne
- Moss
- Newberne
- Normantown
- Orton
- Perkins
- Racket‡
- Revore
- Rosedale
- Shock
- Stouts Mills
- Stumptown
- Tanner
- Troy
- Truebada
- Withers
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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38°56′33″N 80°55′55″W / 38.94250°N 80.93194°W / 38.94250; -80.93194
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