Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Explained

Green Sulphur Springs
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Summers
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:37.57°N -80.7894°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:25966[1]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Green Sulphur Springs (also Green Sulphur) is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. It lies near Interstate 64 to the northeast of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County.[2] Its elevation is 1,552 feet (473 m).[3] Green Sulphur Springs had a post office, with the ZIP code 25966, until it closed on February 29, 1992.[4]

History

Green Sulphur Springs takes its name from an underground spring containing sulfur.[5] It was discovered in the 19th century by accident when prospectors were drilling for salt water.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  3. , Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-18.
  4. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 12, 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. 285.
  6. Book: History of Summers County from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . J.H. Miller . Miller, James Henry . 1908 . 659.