Crickmer, West Virginia

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Crickmer, West Virginia
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Crickmer
Coordinates: 37°53′30″N80°54′22″W / 37.89167°N 80.90611°W / 37.89167; -80.90611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Fayette
Elevation
2,992 ft (912 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1537821 [1]

Crickmer is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.

The community has the name of Ed Crickmer. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crickmer, West Virginia
  2. 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. 192.