Putney, West Virginia

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Putney, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Putney
Location within West Virginia and the United States
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Putney
Putney (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°17′47″N81°22′22″W / 38.29639°N 81.37278°W / 38.29639; -81.37278
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Elevation
1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1549887 [1]

Putney is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. [1] Its post office is closed. [2]

The community was named after Mose Putney, a local merchant. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putney
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putney Post Office (historical)
  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. 512.


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