Lashmeet, West Virginia Explained

Lashmeet
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP)
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mercer
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.750
Area Land Sq Mi:0.750
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:479
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2533
Coordinates:37.4228°N -81.1967°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:24733
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2586841

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.[3] Although Lashmeet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 24733.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 479.

The community most likely derives its name from the local Lashmeet (or Lashmutt) family.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  3. DeLorme, West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer, 4th ed., Yarmouth, 2007, p. 59
  4. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=24733 Zip Code Lookup
  5. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 360.