Filbert, West Virginia
| Filbert | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Filbert Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′5″N 81°32′38″W / 37.31806°N 81.54389°WCoordinates: 37°19′5″N 81°32′38″W / 37.31806°N 81.54389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 24835 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538960[1] |
Filbert is former coal town on Sandlick Creek now part of the City of Gary in McDowell County, West Virginia, USA.[2] Its post office [3] closed in 1991.[4]
Notable person
- Daisy Elliott, Michigan legislator and realtor, was born in Filbert.[5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Filbert, West Virginia
- ↑ Garay, Ronald (2011). U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia: Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 103. ISBN 1572337974.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Filbert WV post office
- ↑ http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/
- ↑ Database
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