Poe, West Virginia

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Poe, West Virginia
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Poe, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°15′07″N80°57′57″W / 38.25194°N 80.96583°W / 38.25194; -80.96583 Coordinates: 38°15′07″N80°57′57″W / 38.25194°N 80.96583°W / 38.25194; -80.96583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Nicholas
Elevation
1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1545085 [1]

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. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Hook, J. N. (10 June 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.