Looneyville, West Virginia

Looneyville
Unincorporated community
Looneyville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Looneyville
Looneyville (the US)
Coordinates: 38°39′52″N 81°18′11″W / 38.66444°N 81.30306°W / 38.66444; -81.30306Coordinates: 38°39′52″N 81°18′11″W / 38.66444°N 81.30306°W / 38.66444; -81.30306
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Roane
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 25259
GNIS feature ID 1549798[1]

Looneyville is an unincorporated community on Flat Creek of the Pocatalico River in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It is on West Virginia Route 36. The community is named for Robert Looney, a pioneer settler.[2] The post office [3] was established in 1870.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville, 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. 384.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville WV post office
  4. Looneyville, WV, Postmark


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