Putney, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Putney is located in West Virginia
Putney
Putney
Location within West Virginia and the United States
Putney is located in the United States
Putney
Putney
Putney (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°17′47″N 81°22′22″W / 38.29639°N 81.37278°W / 38.29639; -81.37278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1549887[1]

Putney is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.[1] Its post office is closed.[2]

The community was named after Mose Putney, a local merchant.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putney
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Putney Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ 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. 512.


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