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Stiltner was a small unincorporated community that developed at the mouth of Brush Creek, a tributary of Twelvepole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

Stiltner
Unincorporated community
Postmark from Stiltner West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°07′55″N 82°22′50″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWayne
Elevation
758 ft (231 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code1555713[1]

In 1969, Stiltner and the surrounding area were permanently submerged under the constructed East Lynn Lake.[2]

Stiltner had a Post Office. [3] A former variant name was Fry; the present name honors the local Stiltner family.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  2. Thompson, Robert. "The Lost Town of Stiltner". The Wayne County News. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  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. 603.


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