Panther, West Virginia

Panther
Unincorporated community
Panther is located in West Virginia
Panther
Panther
Location within the state of West Virginia
Panther is located in the United States
Panther
Panther
Panther (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°29′00″N 81°53′45″W / 37.48333°N 81.89583°W / 37.48333; -81.89583
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24872
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555299[1]

Panther is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Panther is located along the Tug Fork, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Iaeger. Panther has a post office with ZIP code 24872.[2]

The community was named after nearby Panther Creek.[3]

The village is on the Norfolk Southern Railway(former Norfolk and Western) network.

See also

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 472.


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