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Wildcat, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°45′12″N 80°26′17″W / 38.75333°N 80.43806°W / 38.75333; -80.43806
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Wildcat, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wildcat is located in West Virginia
Wildcat
Wildcat
Wildcat is located in the United States
Wildcat
Wildcat
Coordinates: 38°45′12″N 80°26′17″W / 38.75333°N 80.43806°W / 38.75333; -80.43806
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26460
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549989[1]

Wildcat is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Wildcat is located along the Little Kanawha River and County Route 50, 20 miles (32 km) south-southeast of Weston.[2]

The community was named after the wildcat native to the area.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat, West Virginia
  2. ^ Lewis County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  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. 680.


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