Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Lightburn is an unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.
The community was named in honor of Union Army general Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightburn, West Virginia
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lightburn WV post office (11-Mar-1997)
- ^ 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. 373.
