Flemington, West Virginia

Flemington, West Virginia
Location of Flemington in Taylor County, West Virginia.
Location of Flemington in Taylor County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°16′0″N 80°7′46″W / 39.26667°N 80.12944°W / 39.26667; -80.12944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTaylor
Area
 • Total
0.30 sq mi (0.79 km2)
 • Land0.30 sq mi (0.79 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,017 ft (310 m)
Population
 • Total
311
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
307
 • Density1,003.28/sq mi (387.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26347
Area code304
FIPS code54-27940[4]
GNIS feature ID1554472[2]
Websitehttps://local.wv.gov/flemington/Pages/default.aspx

Flemington is a town in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census.[3] Flemington was incorporated in 1922 by the West Virginia Circuit Court, and named for James Fleming,[5] an early settler in the area originally from Hampshire County.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flemington, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ 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. 244.