Stephenson, West Virginia
Stephenson | |
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Stephenson Location within the state of West Virginia | |
Coordinates: 37°34′49″N 81°19′35″W / 37.58028°N 81.32639°WCoordinates: 37°34′49″N 81°19′35″W / 37.58028°N 81.32639°W | |
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 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[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephenson, West Virginia
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1]
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in Wyoming County, West Virginia
- Coal towns in West Virginia
- Populated places on the Guyandotte River
- Wyoming County, West Virginia geography stubs