Stiltner, West Virginia

Stiltner
Unincorporated community
Postmark from Stiltner West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°07′55″N 82°22′50″W / 38.13194°N 82.38056°W / 38.13194; -82.38056Coordinates: 38°07′55″N 82°22′50″W / 38.13194°N 82.38056°W / 38.13194; -82.38056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wayne
Elevation 758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 1555713[1]

Stiltner was a small unincorporated community that developed at the mouth of Brush Creek, a tributary of Twelvepole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

Stiltner had a Post Office [2] A former variant name was Fry; the present name honors the local Stiltner family.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  3. 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. 603.


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