Palermo, West Virginia

Palermo, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Palermo, West Virginia
Palermo, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°10′10″N 82°03′30″W / 38.16944°N 82.05833°W / 38.16944; -82.05833Coordinates: 38°10′10″N 82°03′30″W / 38.16944°N 82.05833°W / 38.16944; -82.05833
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lincoln
Elevation 692 ft (211 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549868[1]

Palermo is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Palermo is located on the Mud River and County Routes 46 and 58 7.9 miles (12.7 km) south-southeast of Hamlin.[2] Palermo had a post office, which closed on February 1, 1997.[3]

The community was named after Palermo, in Sicily.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palermo, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Lincoln County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  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. 470.


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