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 December 7, 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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