Midkiff, West Virginia

Midkiff
Unincorporated community
Midkiff
Location within the state of West Virginia
Midkiff
Midkiff (the US)
Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 82°10′44″W / 38.17611°N 82.17889°W / 38.17611; -82.17889Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 82°10′44″W / 38.17611°N 82.17889°W / 38.17611; -82.17889
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lincoln
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 25540

Midkiff is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 southwest of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County.[1] Its elevation is 597 feet (182 m).[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 25540.[3]

The community most likely was named after the local Midkiff family.[4]

Jack Fellure, a perennial candidate for President of the United States, was born in Midkiff.

References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midkiff, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
  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. 414.


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