Perkins, West Virginia

Perkins, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Perkins
Perkins
Coordinates: 38°47′04″N 80°55′33″W / 38.78444°N 80.92583°W / 38.78444; -80.92583Coordinates: 38°47′04″N 80°55′33″W / 38.78444°N 80.92583°W / 38.78444; -80.92583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Gilmer
Elevation 807 ft (246 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1555327[1]

Perkins is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. Perkins is located along County Route 52 11.4 miles (18.3 km) south-southwest of Glenville.[2] Perkins had a post office, which closed on November 2, 2002.[3]

The community was named after Clen Boggs (nee Perkins), the wife of an early settler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Perkins". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Gilmer County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  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. 480.


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