Dameron, West Virginia

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Dameron
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Dameron
Dameron (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°49′31″N81°22′9″W / 37.82528°N 81.36917°W / 37.82528; -81.36917 Coordinates: 37°49′31″N81°22′9″W / 37.82528°N 81.36917°W / 37.82528; -81.36917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Raleigh
Elevation
1,716 ft (523 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1558355 [1]

Dameron is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

The community was named after the local Dameron family. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dameron, 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. 199.