Grassy Meadows, West Virginia

Grassy Meadows is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Grassy Meadows is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Meadow Bridge. Grassy Meadows had a post office, which opened on June 15, 1858, and closed on June 25, 2011.[3]

Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
Grassy Meadows is located in West Virginia
Grassy Meadows
Grassy Meadows
Grassy Meadows is located in the United States
Grassy Meadows
Grassy Meadows
Coordinates: 37°49′36″N 80°43′15″W / 37.82667°N 80.72083°W / 37.82667; -80.72083
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyGreenbrier
Elevation
2,454 ft (748 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24943[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549713[2]

The community most likely derives its name in part from the nearby Meadow River.[4]

References

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  1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grassy Meadows, West Virginia
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 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. 281.