Scary | |
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: | Putnam |
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: | 38.4347°N -81.8531°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1555581 |
Scary is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
See also: Battle of Scary Creek. During the Civil War, the area that would become Scary, West Virginia was the site of the first Confederate victory in Kanawha Valley on July 17, 1861.[1] [2] This is commemorated by two distinct plaques, very near to each other, in the town today.[3]
A post office was established as Scary in 1886,[4] and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1931.[5] [6]
Scary sits at 670 feet above sea level. The community is located at the mouth of Scary Creek on the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 35.