Proctor, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia
39°42′42″N 80°49′25″W / 39.71167°N 80.82361°W / 39.71167; -80.82361
United States
West Virginia
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Proctor (also referred to as Austinville or Proctors) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on West Virginia Route 2 along the Ohio River, north of the city of New Martinsville, the county seat of Wetzel County.[1] Its elevation is 630 feet (192 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Proctor" in 1980.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26055.[3]
The community was named after a pioneer settler named Proctor.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proctor, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ 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. 509.
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Municipalities and communities of Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: New Martinsville
communities
- Allister
- Anthem
- Archer
- Bane
- Barker
- Bebee
- Big Run
- Brink‡
- Brooklyn
- Burchfield
- Burton
- Carbide
- Childs
- Coburn
- Earnshaw
- Fairview
- Fanlight
- Far
- Folsom
- Four Mile
- Galmish
- Green Hill
- Hastings
- Hazel
- Hoyt
- King
- Knob Fork
- Kodol
- Mand
- Marion
- Maud
- Minnie
- Mobley
- Porters Falls
- Proctor
- Rockport
- Round Bottom
- Sincerity
- Van Camp
- Veto
- Vincen‡
- West
- Wheat
- Wileyville
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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