Stiltner, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°07′55″N 82°22′50″W / 38.13194°N 82.38056°W / 38.13194; -82.38056Stiltner was a small unincorporated community that developed at the mouth of Brush Creek, a tributary of Twelvepole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
In 1969, Stiltner and the surrounding area were permanently submerged under the constructed East Lynn Lake.[2]
Stiltner had a Post Office.[3] A former variant name was Fry; the present name honors the local Stiltner family.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
- ^ Thompson, Robert. "The Lost Town of Stiltner". The Wayne County News. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, 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. 603.
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Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Wayne
- Ceredo
- Huntington‡
- Kenova
communities
- Ardel
- Armilda
- Bethesda
- Booton
- Bowen
- Brabant
- Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
- Coleman
- Cove Gap
- Crockett
- Cyrus
- Dicy
- Doane
- Dunlow
- East Lynn
- Echo
- Effie
- Elmwood
- Ferguson
- Fleming
- Genoa
- Gilkerson
- Girard
- Glenhayes
- Hidden Valley
- Hubbardstown
- Kiahsville
- Mineral Springs
- Missouri Branch
- Neal
- Nestlow
- Oakview Heights
- Quaker
- Radnor
- Saltpetre
- Shoals
- Sidney
- Stepptown
- Stiltner
- Stonecoal
- Sweet Run
- Tripp
- Webb
- Westmoreland
- Wilsondale
- Winslow
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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