Proctor (also referred to as Austinville or Proctors) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on West Virginia Route 2 along the Ohio River, north of the city of New Martinsville, the county seat of Wetzel County.[1] Its elevation is 630 feet (192 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Proctor" in 1980.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26055.[3]
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Proctor Location within the state of West Virginia Show map of West VirginiaProctor Proctor (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′42″N 80°49′25″W | |
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| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
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| ZIP codes | 26055 |
The community was named after a pioneer settler named Proctor.[4]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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