Glen Easton
Unincorporated community
Glen Easton is located in West Virginia
Glen Easton
Glen Easton
Location within the state of West Virginia
Glen Easton is located in the United States
Glen Easton
Glen Easton
Glen Easton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°50′0″N 80°38′53″W / 39.83333°N 80.64806°W / 39.83333; -80.64806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Marshall
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26039

Glen Easton is an unincorporated community in southern Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Moundsville, the county seat of Marshall County.[1] Its elevation is 945 feet (288 m).[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26039.[3]

The community was named after the local Easton family.[4]

In 1879, the village was reported to have two dry goods stores, a shoe shop, a gristmill, and a post office.[5]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ 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. 272.
  5. ^ Newton, J. H.; Nichols, G. G.; Sprankle, A. G. (1879). History of the Pan-handle Being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia. Wheeling, West Virginia: J. A. Caldwell. p. 307.


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