Perkins, West Virginia

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Perkins, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGilmer
Elevation
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555327[1]

Perkins is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. Perkins is located along County Route 52 11.4 miles (18.3 km) south-southwest of Glenville.[2] Perkins had a post office, which closed on November 2, 2002.[3]

The community was named after Clen Boggs (nee Perkins), the wife of an early settler.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Perkins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Gilmer County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved March 8, 2012. {{cite map}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  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. 480.


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