Stumptown, West Virginia

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|subdivision_name1 = West Virginia

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|subdivision_name2 = Gilmer

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|population_as_of = 2000

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|elevation_m = 221

|elevation_ft = 725

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Stumptown is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the left and right forks of Steer Creek.{{cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |page= 34}} It was named for Michael Stump III, a pioneer settler.{{Cite web|url = http://www.hurherald.com/cgi-bin/db_scripts/articles?Action=user_view&db=hurheral_articles&id=48520|title = HISTORIC STUMP FAMILY WAS 'FRUITFUL' - Family Brought Life To Region, Recalling The Michael Stumps|last = Weaver|first = Bob|date = May 25, 2016|website = The Hur Herald|publisher = Hur Herald Publishing|access-date = March 30, 2016}}{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=633;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=609}} It lies at an elevation of 725 feet (221 m). The Stumptown Post Office opened May 29, 1883 and closed February 1, 1997.{{cite web |url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm |title=USPS - Display Post Offices by Discontinued Date |access-date=2012-04-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131129102611/http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt015.cfm |archive-date=2013-11-29 }}