Pliny, West Virginia
Pliny is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It was named for M. Pliny Brown, an early settler.[2] The ZIP code is 25158.
Pliny | |
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  Pliny Location within the state of West Virginia  Pliny Pliny (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′13″N 81°59′14″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mason |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25082 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1545053[1] |
Located near Pliny is Maplewood, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[3]
Notable person
- Virginia Mae Brown,[4] set many "first woman" records
References
- "Pliny". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 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. 494.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Certificate of Birth". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. West Virginia Vital Statictics. December 10, 1923. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Putnam County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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