Ben Lomond, West Virginia

Ben Lomond is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, U.S. It is located on the Ohio River at the junction of West Virginia Route 2 and County Route 56 (Mud Run Road), some 9.7 miles (15.6 km) south-southwest of Point Pleasant.[2]

This article is about the unincorporated community in West Virginia. For other uses, see Ben Lomond (disambiguation).
Ben Lomond, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Ben Lomond, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°42′28″N 82°10′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Elevation
561 ft (171 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1550259[1]

A CSX Transportation line — which was formerly part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad — runs through the community.[2][3] Ben Lomond once had a post office, which is now closed.[4] The community was named for the Scottish mountain Ben Lomond.[5][6]

References
  1. "Ben Lomond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Mason County, West Virginia General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2011. p. 2. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1904). A gazetteer of West Virginia. United States Government Printing Office. p. 164.
  4. "Ben Lomond Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Gannett, Henry (1973). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. United States Government Printing Office. p. 334. ISBN 9780806305448.
  6. 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. 106.



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