Whitmer, West Virginia

Whitmer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Harman and is situated on the Dry Fork Cheat River. Whitmer had a post office, which closed on May 21, 2011.^[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 106.^[3]

Whitmer, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Whitmer, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 79°32′56″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Randolph
Area [1]
• Total	0.423 sq mi (1.10 km2)
• Land	0.423 sq mi (1.10 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,763 ft (842 m)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	106
• Density	250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26296[4]
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1553440[2]

Notable person

• Gae Bennett, agricultural economist, was born in Whitmer.^[6]
• Dewey L. Fleming, journalist and Pulitzer Prize recipient, was born in Whitmer.^[7]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitmer, West Virginia
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
6. "Entry for Bruce Adamson and Opal Adamson", United States Census, 1920; Allegany, Maryland, United States; roll T625, page 14A, line 20, enumeration district 27, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved on 2023-10-06.
7. 'Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners 1917-2000,' volume 16, Heinz-D. Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, K.G. Saur, Munich, Germany: 2002, Biographical Sketch of Dewey Lee Fleming, pg. 71