Coordinates: 37°25′22″N 81°11′48″W / 37.42278°N 81.19667°W / 37.42278; -81.19667

Lashmeet, West Virginia

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Lashmeet
Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia.
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 / 37.42278; -81.19667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Area
 • Total0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Land0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation2,533 ft (772 m)
Population
 • Total479
 • Density640/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24733
GNIS feature ID2586841[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

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lashmeet, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ DeLorme, West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer, 4th ed., Yarmouth, 2007, p. 59 ISBN 0-89933-327-3
  5. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  6. ^ 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.