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Dunlow, West Virginia

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Wayne

ZIP code
  
25511

Elevation
  
336 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:19 PM

State
  
West Virginia

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Area code(s)
  
304

Area
  
70 ha

Population
  
1,105 (2000)

Dunlow, West Virginia

Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 82% Humidity

Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, USA, on Twelvepole Creek. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated. At the 2000 census, Dunlow had a population of 1,105. In 2009, the population was listed as 961.

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Map of Dunlow, WV 25511, USA

Dunlow is noted for its wildlife sightings. There have been several accounts of sightings of Black Panthers and other jungle animals in Dunlow. A circus train that derailed in the mid-1940s, from which several jungle creatures escaped and were never recovered, is rumored to be the source of these animals.

Cities and towns located near Dunlow

  • Breeden, West Virginia (8.2 miles)
  • Crum, West Virginia (9.2 miles)
  • Genoa, West Virginia (7.3 miles)
  • Kiahsville, West Virginia (3.9 miles)
  • Ranger, West Virginia (11.3 miles)
  • Wilsondale, West Virginia (5.8 miles)
  • Cove Gap, West Virginia (6.3 miles)
  • Doane, West Virginia (3.4 miles)
  • Quaker, West Virginia (4.7 miles)
  • Upper Tug, Kentucky (9.0 miles)
  • Climate

    The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dunlow has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

    References

    Dunlow, West Virginia Wikipedia