Proctor (also referred to as Austinville or Proctors) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on West Virginia Route 2 along the Ohio River, north of the city of New Martinsville, the county seat of Wetzel County.[1] Its elevation is 630 feet (192 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Proctor" in 1980.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26055.[3]
Proctor | |
|---|---|
  Proctor Location within the state of West Virginia  Proctor Proctor (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′42″N 80°49′25″W / 39.71167°N 80.82361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County |  Marshall |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26055 |
The community was named after a pioneer settler named Proctor.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proctor, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ 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. 509.
