Glen Easton, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia

39°50′0″N 80°38′53″W / 39.83333°N 80.64806°W / 39.83333; -80.64806Country

United StatesState

West VirginiaCounty

MarshallTime zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

26039

Glen Easton is an unincorporated community in southern Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along local roads southeast of the city of Moundsville, the county seat of Marshall County.^[1] Its elevation is 945 feet (288 m).^[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26039.^[3]

The community was named after the local Easton family.^[4]

In 1879, the village was reported to have two dry goods stores, a shoe shop, a gristmill, and a post office.^[5]

Notable person

Beryl Richmond, baseball player.

References

^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, 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. 272.
^ Newton, J. H.; Nichols, G. G.; Sprankle, A. G. (1879). History of the Pan-handle Being Historical Collections of the Counties of Ohio, Brooke, Marshall and Hancock, West Virginia. Wheeling, West Virginia: J. A. Caldwell. p. 307.