Wildcat, West Virginia

Wildcat, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wildcat
Wildcat
Coordinates: 38°45′12″N 80°26′17″W / 38.75333°N 80.43806°W / 38.75333; -80.43806Coordinates: 38°45′12″N 80°26′17″W / 38.75333°N 80.43806°W / 38.75333; -80.43806
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Lewis
Elevation 1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 26460
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549989[1]

Wildcat is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Wildcat is located along the Little Kanawha River and County Route 50, 20 miles (32 km) south-southeast of Weston.[2]

The community was named after the wildcat native to the area.[3]

Wildcat features many largely unimproved roads. Access to many of the more remote areas of this community require a 4 wheel drive vehicle. Ruts, mud and water crossings are the norm for many of these roads.

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Lewis County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 1. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  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. 680.


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