Carmel, West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°19′50″N 79°16′41″W / 39.33056°N 79.27806°W / 39.33056; -79.27806
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Carmel, West Virginia
UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1556730[1]

Carmel is an

unincorporated community in Preston County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

History

A post office called Carmel was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1912.[2] The community most likely takes its name from Mount Carmel in Western Asia.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carmel, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  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. 431.