Stephenson, West Virginia
Stephenson is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Part of the community was known as Devils Fork, West Virginia until 1935.[1] The community was named after W. G. Stephenson, a mining official.[2]
Stephenson | |
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 Looking north on Route 16 in Stephenson | |
  Stephenson Location within the state of West Virginia  Stephenson Stephenson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°34′49″N 81°19′35″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wyoming |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555708[1] |
Stephenson has a post office, with the ZIP code 25928.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephenson, West Virginia
- 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. 602.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| City |  Map of West Virginia highlighting Wyoming County | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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