Proctor, West Virginia
Proctor (also 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), and it is located at 39°42′42″N 80°49′25″W / 39.71167°N 80.82361°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (39.7117436, -80.8237059). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Proctor" in 1890.[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26055.[3]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
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