Lightburn, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
39°7′33″N 80°27′4″W / 39.12583°N 80.45111°W / 39.12583; -80.45111CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyLewisElevation
1,010 ft (310 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS ID1554952[1]

Lightburn is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

The community was named in honor of Union Army general Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightburn, West Virginia
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightburn WV post office (11-Mar-1997)
  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. 373.
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