Freeman, West Virginia
Neighborhood
Freeman, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Freeman, West Virginia
Freeman, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°19′48″N 81°18′28″W / 37.33000°N 81.30778°W / 37.33000; -81.30778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
2,247 ft (685 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24724[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554507[2]

Freeman is a neighborhood of Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Freeman had its own post office, which closed on June 27, 2009.[3]

The community was named after John Freeman, the proprietor of a local mine.[4]

References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeman, Mercer County, West Virginia
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  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. 252.


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