Emmett, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°40′57″N 81°49′37″W / 37.68250°N 81.82694°W / 37.68250; -81.82694CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LoganElevation

840 ft (260 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1554401^[1]

Emmett is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Emmett is located on Elk Creek, County Route 11/1, and the CSX Railroad, 4.8 miles (7.7 km) southeast of Man.^[2] Emmett had a post office, which closed on March 7, 1998.^[3]

The community was named after Franklin Emmett King, a mining official.^[4]

References

^ "Emmett". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Logan County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 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. 229.