Whitmer, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Whitmer, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Whitmer, West Virginia
Whitmer, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 79°32′56″W / 38.81278°N 79.54889°W / 38.81278; -79.54889
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Area
[1]
 • Total0.423 sq mi (1.10 km2)
 • Land0.423 sq mi (1.10 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,763 ft (842 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total106
 • Density250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26296[4]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1553440[2]

Whitmer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Harman and is situated on the Dry Fork Cheat River. Whitmer had a post office, which closed on May 21, 2011.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 106.[3]

Notable person

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitmer, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Entry for Bruce Adamson and Opal Adamson", United States Census, 1920; Allegany, Maryland, United States; roll T625, page 14A, line 20, enumeration district 27, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
  7. ^ 'Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners 1917-2000,' volume 16, Heinz-D. Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, K.G. Saur, Munich, Germany: 2002, Biographical Sketch of Dewey Lee Fleming, pg. 71


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