Lashmeet, West Virginia
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
37°25′22″N 81°11′48″W / 37.42278°N 81.19667°W / 37.42278; -81.19667[1]
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(2010)[3]
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.[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
- ^ "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.
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Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Princeton
- Bluewell
- Brush Fork
- Lashmeet
- Matoaka
- Montcalm
communities
- Ada
- Arista
- Barn
- Beeson
- Black‡
- Bluestone
- Camp Creek
- Cashers Hill
- Ceres
- Chestnut Knob
- Coaldale
- Coopers
- Crystal
- Dott
- Duhring
- Dunns
- Edison
- Egeria‡
- Elgood
- Flat Top
- Flipping
- Gardner
- Gardner Junction
- Giatto
- Glenwood
- Godfrey
- Goodwill
- Green Valley
- Hardy
- Hatcher
- Hiawatha
- Ingleside
- Johnston Town
- Kale
- Kegley
- Kellysville
- Lake Shawnee
- Lamar‡
- Lerona
- Lilly Grove
- Littlesburg
- Lorton Lick
- Lovern
- Maple Acre
- Maple View
- McComas
- Melrose
- Micajah
- Midway
- Mount Olive
- Nemours
- New Hope
- Oak Grove
- Pettry
- Piedmont
- Pinoak
- Rock
- Sandlick
- Smokeless
- Spanishburg
- Speedway
- Springton
- Weyanoke
- Wolfe
- Yards‡
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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