Dahmer, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Dahmer is an unincorporated community located in Pendleton County
, West Virginia
, USA
. Established in 1896, Dahmer is the only place in the United States
bearing this name. Its post office
was discontinued December 1, 1941.
The town was named after the Dahmer family headed by John George Dahmer and Nancy Skidmore Dahmer. John George Dahmer was born in Germany and arrived in the United States in 1792. Nancy Skidmore was the daughter of the well known Revolutionary War Captain Skidmore.
Pendleton County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Established in 1896, Dahmer is the only place in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bearing this name. Its post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
was discontinued December 1, 1941.
The town was named after the Dahmer family headed by John George Dahmer and Nancy Skidmore Dahmer. John George Dahmer was born in Germany and arrived in the United States in 1792. Nancy Skidmore was the daughter of the well known Revolutionary War Captain Skidmore.