Stephenson, West Virginia

Stephenson
Unincorporated community
Looking north on Route 16 in Stephenson
Stephenson
Location within the state of West Virginia
Stephenson
Stephenson (the US)
Coordinates: 37°34′49″N 81°19′35″W / 37.58028°N 81.32639°W / 37.58028; -81.32639Coordinates: 37°34′49″N 81°19′35″W / 37.58028°N 81.32639°W / 37.58028; -81.32639
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 25928
GNIS feature ID 1555708[1]

Stephenson is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Part of the community was known as Devils Fork, West Virginia until 1935.[1] The community was named after W. G. Stephenson, a mining official.[2]

Stephenson has a post office, with the ZIP code 25928.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephenson, 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. 602.


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