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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Lockbridge, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Lockbridge, West Virginia is located in West VirginiaLockbridge, West VirginiaLockbridge, West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaLockbridge, West Virginia is located in the United StatesLockbridge, West VirginiaLockbridge, West VirginiaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°49′39″N 80°50′42″W / 37.82750°N 80.84500°W / 37.82750; -80.84500
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountySummers
Elevation2,470 ft (750 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554982

Lockbridge is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located south of Meadow Bridge.

The community derives its name from Lockridge Gwinn (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockbridge, West Virginia
  2. 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. 380.
Municipalities and communities of Summers County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hinton
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