Lockbridge, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°49′39″N 80°50′42″W / 37.82750°N 80.84500°W / 37.82750; -80.84500CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountySummersElevation
2,470 ft (750 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554982[1]

Lockbridge is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located south of Meadow Bridge.

The community derives its name from Lockridge Gwinn (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockbridge, West Virginia
  2. ^ 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. 380.
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