Orma is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, to the south of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County.[1][2] Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m).[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 25268.[4]
Orma, West Virginia | |
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  Orma Location within the state of West Virginia  Orma Orma (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′58″N 81°5′55″W / 38.74944°N 81.09861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Calhoun |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25268 |
The community was named after Orma Stalnaker.[5]
References
edit- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orma, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-17.
- ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
- ^ 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. 462.
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