Jere, West Virginia

Jere, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Location of Jere in West Virginia
Jere, West Virginia (the US)
Coordinates: 39°40′01″N 80°02′07″W / 39.66694°N 80.03528°W / 39.66694; -80.03528Coordinates: 39°40′01″N 80°02′07″W / 39.66694°N 80.03528°W / 39.66694; -80.03528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Elevation[1] 938 ft (286 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554804[1]
Other names Scottsdale[1]

Jere is an unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.

The community's name most likely is derived from Jeremiah.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jere, West Virginia. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
  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. 335.



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