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Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Lashmeet
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia.Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°25′22″N 81°11′48″W / 37.42278°N 81.19667°W / 37.42278; -81.19667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Area
 • Total0.750 sq mi (1.94 km)
 • Land0.750 sq mi (1.94 km)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km)
Elevation2,533 ft (772 m)
Population
 • Total479
 • Density640/sq mi (250/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes24733
GNIS feature ID2586841

Lashmeet is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 northwest of the city of Princeton, the county seat of Mercer County. Although Lashmeet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 24733. As of the 2010 census, its population was 479.

The community most likely derives its name from the local Lashmeet (or Lashmutt) family.

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lashmeet, West Virginia
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. DeLorme, West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer, 4th ed., Yarmouth, 2007, p. 59 ISBN 0-89933-327-3
  5. Zip Code Lookup
  6. 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. 360.
Municipalities and communities of Mercer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Princeton
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