Stiltner, West Virginia

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Stiltner
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Postmark from Stiltner West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°07′55″N82°22′50″W / 38.13194°N 82.38056°W / 38.13194; -82.38056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wayne
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 1555713 [1]

Stiltner was a small unincorporated community that developed at the mouth of Brush Creek, a tributary of Twelvepole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

In 1969, Stiltner and the surrounding area were permanently submerged under the constructed East Lynn Lake. [2]

Stiltner had a Post Office. [3] A former variant name was Fry; the present name honors the local Stiltner family. [4]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  2. Thompson, Robert. "The Lost Town of Stiltner". The Wayne County News. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  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. 603.