Poe is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Poe is located on West Virginia Route 129, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Summersville.
Poe, West Virginia | |
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  Poe, West Virginia  Poe, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′07″N 80°57′57″W / 38.25194°N 80.96583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Nicholas |
| Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1545085[1] |
The community was named for author Edgar Allan Poe.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
- ^ 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. 498.
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