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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Stiltner, West Virginia

Stiltner was a small unincorporated community that developed at the mouth of Brush Creek, a tributary of Twelvepole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

In 1969, Stiltner and the surrounding area were permanently submerged under the constructed East Lynn Lake.

Stiltner had a Post Office. A former variant name was Fry; the present name honors the local Stiltner family.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  2. ^ Thompson, Robert. "The Lost Town of Stiltner". The Wayne County News. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
  4. ^ 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. 603.