Denmar, West Virginia

Denmar, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Denmar, West Virginia
Denmar, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°05′10″N 80°13′20″W / 38.08611°N 80.22222°W / 38.08611; -80.22222Coordinates: 38°05′10″N 80°13′20″W / 38.08611°N 80.22222°W / 38.08611; -80.22222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pocahontas
Elevation 2,090 ft (640 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554289[1]

Denmar is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Denmar is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Hillsboro.

The name Denmar is an amalgamation of Dennison and Maryland, the later the native state of the former, a first settler.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmar, 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. 206.


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