Stiltner was a small unincorporated community that developed at the mouth of Brush Creek, a tributary of Twelvepole Creek, in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.
In 1969, Stiltner and the surrounding area were permanently submerged under the constructed East Lynn Lake.[2]
Stiltner had a Post Office.[3] A former variant name was Fry; the present name honors the local Stiltner family.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
- ^ Thompson, Robert. "The Lost Town of Stiltner". The Wayne County News. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stiltner, West Virginia
- ^ 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. 603.
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