Saint Joseph | |
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: | Marshall |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1401 |
Coordinates: | 39.7303°N -80.7131°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank Info: | 1546246 |
Saint Joseph is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
In the 1840s, German Catholic families emigrated to the United States, bought land from Isaac Hoge, and established a farming community about 6 miles from the Ohio River near Fish Creek in Marshall and Wetzel Counties. It was colloquially called the "German settlement", and its large hilltop church and parochial school were named after St. Joseph.[1] A post office was established in 1877, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] For a while during an oil boom (oil having been discovered under the farms), the town also had a second post office, called Teutonia.[3] Besides the post office, the community had a community hall and country store.[4]