Lizemores, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Lizemores, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Lizemores
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Clay
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:994
Coordinates:38.3339°N -81.175°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25125
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1549788

Lizemores is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Lizemores is located on West Virginia Route 16, 10miles southwest of Clay. Lizemores has a post office with ZIP code 25125.[1]

The community derives its name from the local Sizemore family (a recording error by postal officials accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=25125&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. 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. 379.