Pierpont, Wyoming County, West Virginia

Pierpont
Unincorporated community
Pierpont is located in West Virginia
Pierpont
Pierpont
Location within the state of West Virginia
Pierpont is located in the United States
Pierpont
Pierpont
Pierpont (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°37′38″N 81°23′32″W / 37.62722°N 81.39222°W / 37.62722; -81.39222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1544806[1]

Pierpont is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along the Slab Fork and West Virginia Route 54.[2]

The community was named after J. Pierpont Morgan.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pierpont, Wyoming County, West Virginia
  2. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  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. 487.


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