Mead, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°37′28″N 81°15′38″W / 37.62444°N 81.26056°W / 37.62444; -81.26056CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty RaleighElevation

1,768 ft (539 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

25877

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1543037^[1]

Mead is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Mead is located on County Route 33 and Stonecoal Creek, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east-northeast of Rhodell.^[2] Mead had a post office, which closed on June 10, 1989.^[3] It was also known as Vanwood.

The community was named after C. H. Mead, the proprietor of a local mine.^[4]

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Mead postmark

The community of Mead

References

^ "Mead". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Raleigh County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
^ 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. 408.