De Kalb, West Virginia

De Kalb is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[1]

History[]

A post office called De Kalb was established in De Kalb, the name was changed to Dekalb in 1894, and the post office was discontinued in 1941.^[2] The community was named after Johann de Kalb by a local admirer.^[3]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Kalb, West Virginia
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ 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. 205.

Coordinates: 38°56′33″N 80°55′55″W / 38.94250°N 80.93194°W / 38.94250; -80.93194

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: De Kalb, West Virginia

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[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. 205.

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v t Municipalities and communities of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Glenville
Towns	Glenville Sand Fork
Unincorporated communities	Alice Baldwin Cedarville Coxs Mills De Kalb Donlan Dusk Gilmer Hardman Index Let Letter Gap Linn Lockney Lucerne Moss Newberne Normantown Orton Perkins Racket‡ Revore Rosedale Shock Stouts Mills Stumptown Tanner Troy Truebada Withers
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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