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Rossmore, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°48′33″N 81°58′52″W / 37.80917°N 81.98111°W / 37.80917; -81.98111
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Rossmore, West Virginia
Rossmore is located in West Virginia
Rossmore
Rossmore
Rossmore is located in the United States
Rossmore
Rossmore
Coordinates: 37°48′33″N 81°58′52″W / 37.80917°N 81.98111°W / 37.80917; -81.98111
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Area
 • Total0.629 sq mi (1.63 km2)
 • Land0.623 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Water0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Population
 • Total301
 • Density483.1/sq mi (186.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
25601
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1546096[3]
FIPS code54-70468

Rossmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek.[4] Its population was 301 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

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Rossmore is in central Logan County and is bordered to the north by Monaville and to the south by Switzer. WV-44, following Island Creek, leads north (downstream) 5 miles (8 km) to Logan, the county seat, and south 13 miles (21 km) to U.S. Route 52 at the headwaters of the creek.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rossmore CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.96%, are water.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Rossmore CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rossmore, West Virginia
  4. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.