Linwood, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°25′15″N 80°02′38″W / 38.42083°N 80.04389°W / 38.42083; -80.04389
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Linwood, West Virginia
Linwood, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Linwood, West Virginia
Linwood, West Virginia
Linwood, West Virginia is located in the United States
Linwood, West Virginia
Linwood, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°25′15″N 80°02′38″W / 38.42083°N 80.04389°W / 38.42083; -80.04389
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
2,949 ft (899 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1551823[1]

Linwood is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Linwood is located at the junction of U.S. Route 219, West Virginia Route 55, and West Virginia Route 66 14 miles (23 km) north-northeast of Marlinton.

The community most likely was named for linden trees near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Linwood, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 375.