Meeker, West Virginia

Meeker
Unincorporated community
Meeker is located in West Virginia
Meeker
Meeker
Location within the state of West Virginia
Meeker is located in the United States
Meeker
Meeker
Meeker (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°27′58″N 80°47′16″W / 39.46611°N 80.78778°W / 39.46611; -80.78778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555103[1]

Meeker is an unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

Meeker Wilford Watters, an early postmaster, gave the town his name.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeker, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Meeker WV post office
  3. ^ 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. 409.


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