Quinnimont, West Virginia
Quinnimont, West Virginia | |
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| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1545353[1] |
Quinnimont is an
New River, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east-southeast of Mount Hope.[2] Quinnimont had a post office, which opened on February 23, 1874, and closed on February 1, 1997.[3]
The community was so named on account of there being five mountains near the town site.[4]
References
- ^ "Quinnimont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Fayette County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ 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. 515.
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