Pliny, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°37′13″N 81°59′14″W / 38.62028°N 81.98722°W / 38.62028; -81.9872225082
Pliny is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It was named for M. Pliny Brown, an early settler.[2] The ZIP code is 25158.
Located near Pliny is Maplewood, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[3]
Notable person
- Virginia Mae Brown,[4] set many "first woman" records
References
- ^ a b "Pliny". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ 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. 494.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Certificate of Birth". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. West Virginia Vital Statictics. December 10, 1923. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Winfield
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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