Cashmere, West Virginia

Cashmere, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Cashmere, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°26′59″N 80°46′47″W / 37.44972°N 80.77972°W / 37.44972; -80.77972Coordinates: 37°26′59″N 80°46′47″W / 37.44972°N 80.77972°W / 37.44972; -80.77972
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monroe
Elevation	1,955 ft (596 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1550643^[1]

Cashmere is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Cashmere is located on West Virginia Route 12 north of Peterstown.

The community was named after Kashmir in Asia.^[2]

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ 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. 158.

Municipalities and communities of Monroe County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Union

Towns	Alderson‡ Peterstown Union

Unincorporated communities	Assurance Ballard Ballengee‡ Bozoo Cashmere Centennial Cloverdale Creamery Crimson Springs Dorr Elmhurst Gap Mills Gates Glace Greenville Hillsdale Hollywood Johnson Crossroads Keenan Knobs Laurel Branch Lillydale Lindside McGlone Monitor Nickells Mill Patton‡ Pedro Pickaway Raines Corner Red Sulphur Springs Rock Camp Roxalia Salt Sulphur Springs Sarton Secondcreek Sinks Grove Sweet Springs Waiteville Wayside Wikel Willow Bend Wolfcreek Zenith

Ghost town	Indian Creek

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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