Freeman, Mercer County, West Virginia

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Freeman, West Virginia
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Freeman, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°19′48″N81°18′28″W / 37.33000°N 81.30778°W / 37.33000; -81.30778
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Mercer
Elevation
2,247 ft (685 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24724 [1]
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554507 [2]

Freeman is a neighborhood of Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Freeman had its own post office, which closed on June 27, 2009. [3]

The community was named after John Freeman, the proprietor of a local mine. [4]

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References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code" . Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeman, Mercer County, West Virginia
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  4. 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. 252.