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Windom, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°35′55″N 81°34′13″W / 37.59861°N 81.57028°W / 37.59861; -81.57028
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Windom
Windom is located in West Virginia
Windom
Windom
Location within the state of West Virginia
Windom is located in the United States
Windom
Windom
Windom (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°35′55″N 81°34′13″W / 37.59861°N 81.57028°W / 37.59861; -81.57028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1556004[1]

Windom is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Windom was originally known as Darby until November 1899. It was named for former United States Secretary of the Treasury, William Windom.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Windom, 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. pp. 684–685.