Whitmer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Harman and is situated on the Dry Fork Cheat River. Whitmer had a post office, which closed on May 21, 2011.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 106.[3]
Whitmer, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Whitmer, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 79°32′56″W / 38.81278°N 79.54889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.423 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| • Land | 0.423 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,763 ft (842 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 106 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (97/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26296[4] |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1553440[2] |
Notable person
edit- Gae Bennett, agricultural economist, was born in Whitmer.[6]
- Dewey L. Fleming, journalist and Pulitzer Prize recipient, was born in Whitmer.[7]
References
edit- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitmer, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Entry for Bruce Adamson and Opal Adamson", United States Census, 1920; Allegany, Maryland, United States; roll T625, page 14A, line 20, enumeration district 27, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
- ^ 'Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners 1917-2000,' volume 16, Heinz-D. Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, K.G. Saur, Munich, Germany: 2002, Biographical Sketch of Dewey Lee Fleming, pg. 71
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