Lightburn, West Virginia
From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Lightburn, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
Location within the state of West Virginia Lightburn (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°7′33″N 80°27′4″W / 39.12583°N 80.45111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Lewis |
| Elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| GNIS ID | 1554952[1] |
Lightburn is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed. The community was named in honor of Union Army general Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightburn, West Virginia
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightburn WV post office (11-Mar-1997)
- ↑ 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. 373.
Categories:
- Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
- Use mdy dates from July 2023
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
- Unincorporated communities in Lewis County, West Virginia
- Populated places on the West Fork River
- All stub articles
- Mountain Lakes, West Virginia, geography stubs