Wildcat, West Virginia

Wildcat, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wildcat
Wildcat
Coordinates: 38°45′12″N 80°26′17″W / 38.75333°N 80.43806°W / 38.75333; -80.43806Coordinates: 38°45′12″N 80°26′17″W / 38.75333°N 80.43806°W / 38.75333; -80.43806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lewis
Elevation 1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 26460
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549989[1]

Wildcat is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Wildcat is located along the Little Kanawha River and County Route 50, 20 miles (32 km) south-southeast of Weston.[2]

The community was named after the wildcat native to the area.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat, West Virginia
  2. Lewis County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  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. 680.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.