Looneyville is an unincorporated community on Flat Creek of the Pocatalico River in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on West Virginia Route 36. The community is named for Robert Looney, a pioneer settler.[2] The post office [3] was established in 1870.[4]
Looneyville | |
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Coordinates: 38°39′52″N 81°18′11″W / 38.66444°N 81.30306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Roane |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 25259 |
GNIS feature ID | 1549798[1] |
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 384.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville WV post office
- ^ Looneyville, WV, Postmark