Saltpetre, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°4′55″N 82°32′51″W / 38.08194°N 82.54750°W / 38.08194; -82.54750Saltpetre is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
The community takes its name from the local saltpetre manufacturing industry.[2][3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saltpetre, 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. 550.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 116.
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Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Wayne
- Ceredo
- Huntington‡
- Kenova
- Fort Gay
- Wayne
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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