Grassy Meadows, West Virginia

Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Grassy Meadows is located in West Virginia
Grassy Meadows
Grassy Meadows
Grassy Meadows is located in the United States
Grassy Meadows
Grassy Meadows
Coordinates: 37°49′36″N 80°43′15″W / 37.82667°N 80.72083°W / 37.82667; -80.72083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,454 ft (748 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24943[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549713[2]

Grassy Meadows is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Grassy Meadows is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Meadow Bridge. Grassy Meadows had a post office, which opened on June 15, 1858, and closed on June 25, 2011.[3]

The community most likely derives its name in part from the nearby Meadow River.[4]

References

  1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  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. 281.


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