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Looneyville, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°39′52″N 81°18′11″W / 38.66444°N 81.30306°W / 38.66444; -81.30306
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Looneyville
Looneyville is located in West Virginia
Looneyville
Looneyville
Location within the state of West Virginia
Looneyville is located in the United States
Looneyville
Looneyville
Looneyville (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°39′52″N 81°18′11″W / 38.66444°N 81.30306°W / 38.66444; -81.30306
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRoane
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25259
GNIS feature ID1549798[1]

Looneyville is an unincorporated community on Flat Creek of the Pocatalico River in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on West Virginia Route 36. The community is named for Robert Looney, a pioneer settler.[2] The post office [3] was established in 1870.[4]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville, West Virginia
  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. 384.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Looneyville WV post office
  4. ^ Looneyville, WV, Postmark