Emmett, West Virginia
Emmett is located in West Virginia
Emmett
Emmett
Emmett is located in the United States
Emmett
Emmett
Coordinates: 37°40′57″N 81°49′37″W / 37.68250°N 81.82694°W / 37.68250; -81.82694
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Elevation
840 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554401[1]

Emmett is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Emmett is located on Elk Creek, County Route 11/1, and the CSX Railroad, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) southeast of Man.[2] Emmett had a post office, which closed on March 7, 1998.[3]

The community was named after Franklin Emmett King, a mining official.[4]

References

  1. "Emmett". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Logan County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  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. 229.


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