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Letart, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°53′41″N 81°56′00″W / 38.89472°N 81.93333°W / 38.89472; -81.93333
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Letart, West Virginia
Letart, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Letart, West Virginia
Letart, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°53′41″N 81°56′00″W / 38.89472°N 81.93333°W / 38.89472; -81.93333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Elevation
581 ft (177.1 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25253
Area code304
GNIS1541798

Letart is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on the Ohio River.[1][2]

Letart is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The community was named after one Mr. LeTart, a local pioneer settler.[3]

References

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  1. ^ West Virginia Hometown Locator
  2. ^ US Board of Geographic Names
  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. 369.