Denmar is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Denmar is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southwest of Hillsboro.

Denmar, West Virginia
Denmar, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Denmar, West Virginia
Denmar, West Virginia
Denmar, West Virginia is located in the United States
Denmar, West Virginia
Denmar, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°05′10″N 80°13′20″W / 38.08611°N 80.22222°W / 38.08611; -80.22222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
2,090 ft (640 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554289[1]

The name Denmar is an amalgamation of Dennison and Maryland, the later the native state of the former, a first settler.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denmar, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 206.