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Wilkinson, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°49′40″N 81°59′51″W / 37.82778°N 81.99750°W / 37.82778; -81.99750
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Wilkinson, West Virginia
Wilkinson Post Office
Wilkinson Post Office
Wilkinson is located in West Virginia
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Wilkinson is located in the United States
Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Coordinates: 37°49′40″N 81°59′51″W / 37.82778°N 81.99750°W / 37.82778; -81.99750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25653
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555988[1]

Wilkinson is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Wilkinson is located along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Logan.[2] Wilkinson has a post office with ZIP code 25653.[3]

The community was named after Judge Wilkinson, the original owner of the town site.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilkinson, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  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. 681.