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Saltpetre
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wayne
Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	1555558

Saltpetre is an unincorporated community located in Wayne County, West Virginia.

The community takes its name from the local salpetre manufacturing industry.

Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Wayne

Cities	Ceredo Huntington‡ Kenova

Towns	Fort Gay Wayne

CDPs	Crum Lavalette Prichard

Unincorporated communities	Ardel Armilda Bethesda Booton Bowen Brabant Buffalo Creek Centerville Coleman Cove Gap Crockett Cyrus Dickson Dicy Doane Dunlow East Lynn Echo Effie Elmwood Ferguson Fleming Genoa Gilkerson Girard Glenhayes Grandview Gardens Hidden Valley Hubbardstown Kiahsville Mineral Springs Missouri Branch Neal Nestlow Oakview Heights Quaker Radnor Saltpetre Shoals Sidney Stepptown Stiltner Stonecoal Sweet Run Tripp Webb Westmoreland Wilsondale Winslow

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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