Advent, West Virginia Explained

Advent, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Advent
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:38.6103°N -81.5586°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:25231[1]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Advent is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Advent Road southeast of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County, and near Jackson County's borders with Kanawha and Roane counties.[2] Its elevation is 791 feet (241 m).[3] Advent had a post office, which closed on December 25, 2010.[4]

The community took its name from the local Advent Christian Church.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code . 2012-02-15 . United States Postal Service . 2012.
  2. DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 33, 43. .
  3. , Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
  4. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. October 10, 2011. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  5. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 74.