Mead, West Virginia

Mead, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°37′28″N 81°15′38″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Elevation	1,768 ft (539 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25877
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1543037[1]

Mead is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Mead is located on County Route 33 and Stonecoal Creek, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east-northeast of Rhodell.[2] Mead had a post office, which closed on June 10, 1989.[3] It was also known as Vanwood.

The community was named after C. H. Mead, the proprietor of a local mine.[4]

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  Mead postmark

The community of Mead

References

1. "Mead". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Raleigh County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 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. 408.

External links

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