Lashmeet, West Virginia

Lashmeet is a census-designated place (CDP) in western Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 northwest of the city of Princeton, the county seat of Mercer County.^[4] Although Lashmeet is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 24733.^[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 479.^[3]

Lashmeet
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location in Mercer County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 37°25′22″N 81°11′48″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mercer
Area [1]
• Total	0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2)
• Land	0.750 sq mi (1.94 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,533 ft (772 m)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	479
• Density	640/sq mi (250/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24733
GNIS feature ID	2586841[2]

The community most likely derives its name from the local Lashmeet (or Lashmutt) family.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lashmeet, West Virginia
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. DeLorme, West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer, 4th ed., Yarmouth, 2007, p. 59 ISBN 0-89933-327-3
5. Zip Code Lookup
6. 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. 360.