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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Saltpetre
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 38°4′55″N 82°32′51″W / 38.08194°N 82.54750°W / 38.08194; -82.54750
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWayne
Elevation676 ft (206 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code1555558

Saltpetre is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.

The community takes its name from the local saltpetre manufacturing industry.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saltpetre, 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. 550.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 116.
Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Wayne
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