Macfarlan, West Virginia

Macfarlan
Unincorporated community
Macfarlan
Location within the state of West Virginia
Macfarlan
Macfarlan (the US)
Coordinates: 39°4′40″N 81°11′55″W / 39.07778°N 81.19861°W / 39.07778; -81.19861Coordinates: 39°4′40″N 81°11′55″W / 39.07778°N 81.19861°W / 39.07778; -81.19861
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ritchie
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26148

Macfarlan (also MacFarlan) is an unincorporated community in southwestern Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 47 southwest of the town of Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County.[1] Its elevation is 653 feet (199 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26148.[3]

The community was named after a pioneer named by Macfarlan whose party was attacked by Indians near the town site.[4]

The community is the inspiration for the 1897 piano solo by Wirt W. Cain, Macfarlan Waltz. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macfarlan, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-23.
  3. ↑ Zip Code Lookup
  4. ↑ 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. 393.
  5. ↑ "McFarlan Matters" Ritchie Gazette June 22, 1899


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