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
Poe, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Poe, West Virginia
Poe, West Virginia
Poe, West Virginia is located in the United States
Poe, West Virginia
Poe, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°15′07″N 80°57′57″W / 38.25194°N 80.96583°W / 38.25194; -80.96583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1545085[1]

The community was named for author Edgar Allan Poe.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Hook, J. N. (June 10, 2014). All Those Wonderful Names. Open Road Media. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4976-1186-3.
  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.