Poe, West Virginia

Poe, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Poe, West Virginia
Poe, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°15′07″N 80°57′57″W / 38.25194°N 80.96583°W / 38.25194; -80.96583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1545085

Poe is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Poe is located on West Virginia Route 129, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Summersville.

The community was named for author Edgar Allan Poe.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  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. 498.


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