Proctor, West Virginia
Unincorporated community in West Virginia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Proctor (also referred to as Austinville or Proctors) is an unincorporated community in northwestern Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on West Virginia Route 2 along the Ohio River, north of the city of New Martinsville, the county seat of Wetzel County.[1] Its elevation is 630 feet (192 m). Because the community has borne multiple names, the Board on Geographic Names officially designated it "Proctor" in 1980.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26055.[3]
Proctor | |
|---|---|
  Proctor Location within the state of West Virginia  Proctor Proctor (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′42″N 80°49′25″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County |  Marshall |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26055 |
The community was named after a pioneer settler named Proctor.[4]
