Lockbridge, West Virginia
| Lockbridge, West Virginia | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Lockbridge, West Virginia  Lockbridge, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°49′39″N 80°50′42″W / 37.82750°N 80.84500°WCoordinates: 37°49′39″N 80°50′42″W / 37.82750°N 80.84500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Summers |
| Elevation | 2,470 ft (750 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554982[1] |
Lockbridge is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located south of Meadow Bridge.
The community derives its name from Lodridge Gwinn (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockbridge, West Virginia
- ↑ 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. 380.
Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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