Myra, West Virginia

Myra is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.

Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 82°06′45″W / 38.22139°N 82.11250°W / 38.22139; -82.11250Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 82°06′45″W / 38.22139°N 82.11250°W / 38.22139; -82.11250
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25544[1]
GNIS feature ID1549843[2]

A post office was operated at Myra from September 7, 1883 until it was closed on March 19, 2011.[3]

The community was founded at the same time the post office was established.[4]

References

  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myra, West Virginia
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  4. 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. 436.