Ellamore, West Virginia

Ellamore, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Ellamore, West Virginia
Ellamore, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°55′27″N 80°05′25″W / 38.92417°N 80.09028°W / 38.92417; -80.09028Coordinates: 38°55′27″N 80°05′25″W / 38.92417°N 80.09028°W / 38.92417; -80.09028
Country United States
State West Virginia
Counties Randolph and Upshur
Elevation 1,857 ft (566 m)
Population
 • Total 102
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 26267[1]
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554388[2]

Ellamore is an unincorporated community in Randolph and Upshur counties, West Virginia, United States. Ellamore is located on County Route 151 along the Middle Fork River 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Buckhannon. Ellamore had a post office, which closed on July 11, 2009.[3]

History

The community was named for a lumber baron's wife, Ella Moore.[4]

References

  1. ↑ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ↑ "Ellamore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  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. 228.


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