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Cashmere, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°26′59″N 80°46′47″W / 37.44972°N 80.77972°W / 37.44972; -80.77972
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Cashmere, West Virginia
Cashmere, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Cashmere, West Virginia
Cashmere, West Virginia
Cashmere, West Virginia is located in the United States
Cashmere, West Virginia
Cashmere, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°26′59″N 80°46′47″W / 37.44972°N 80.77972°W / 37.44972; -80.77972
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMonroe
Elevation
1,955 ft (596 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1550643[1]

Cashmere is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. Cashmere is located on West Virginia Route 12, north of Peterstown.

The community was named after Kashmir in Asia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ 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. 158.