Lashmeet, West Virginia

Lashmeet is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 northwest of the city of Princeton, the county seat of Mercer County.[3] Its elevation is 2,539 feet (774 m).[4] Although Lashmeet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 24733.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 479.[2]

Lashmeet
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°25′15″N 81°11′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Area
 • Total0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Land0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total479
 • Density640/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24733

The community most likely derives its name from the local Lashmeet (or Lashmutt) family.[6]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 59. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lashmeet, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-06-02.
  5. Zip Code Lookup
  6. 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. 360.



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