Leatherbark, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°47′18″N 81°11′48″W / 38.78833°N 81.19667°W / 38.78833; -81.19667
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Leatherbark, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Leatherbark is located in West Virginia
Leatherbark
Leatherbark
Location within the state of West Virginia
Leatherbark is located in the United States
Leatherbark
Leatherbark
Leatherbark (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°47′18″N 81°11′48″W / 38.78833°N 81.19667°W / 38.78833; -81.19667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Elevation
764 ft (233 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25254
GNIS ID1554932[1]

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

The community was named after a type of plant native to the area.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leatherbark, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leatherbark 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. 365.


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