Quinnimont, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°51′16″N 81°02′40″W / 37.85444°N 81.04444°W / 37.85444; -81.04444CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteElevation

1,266 ft (386 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1545353^[1]

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]

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

References

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