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Quinnimont is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Quinnimont is located on West Virginia Route 41 near the New River, 7.1 miles (11.4 km) east-southeast of Mount Hope.[2] Quinnimont had a post office, which opened on February 23, 1874, and closed on February 1, 1997.[3]

Quinnimont, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Quinnimont
Quinnimont
Coordinates: 37°51′16″N 81°02′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation
1,266 ft (386 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1545353[1]

The community was so named on account of there being five mountains near the town site.[4]


References


  1. "Quinnimont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Fayette County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  4. 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. 515.


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