Filbert, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°19′5″N 81°32′38″W / 37.31806°N 81.54389°W / 37.31806; -81.54389CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyMcDowellTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes
24835
GNIS feature ID1538960[1]

Filbert is former coal town on Sandlick Creek now part of the City of Gary in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States.[2] Its post office [3] closed in 1991.[4]

Notable person

  • Daisy Elliott, Michigan legislator and realtor, was born in Filbert.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Filbert, West Virginia
  2. ^ Garay, Ronald (2011). U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia: Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1572337978.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Filbert WV post office
  4. ^ Postmaster Finder – Who We Are – USPS
  5. ^ Database
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